Money put on stump for aluminium sheeting (7)
I believe the answer is:
tinfoil
'aluminium sheeting' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'money put on stump' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'tin' (old-fashioned slang term for money).
'put on stump' becomes 'foil' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'tin'+'foil'='TINFOIL'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tinfoil that I've seen before include "Rolled metal" , "Shiny food wrapping" , "Metallic sheeting used for cooking" , "Kitchen item" , "Food wrapper" .)