Minor scoop for the nursery? (6)
I believe the answer is:
trowel
'nursery?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'minor scoop for the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rowel' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trowel that I've seen before include "Spreading implement" , "Small spade" , "Hand tool for plasterers or gardeners" , "Small garden hand-tool" , "Scoop-shaped tool with short handle" .)