Neutral ground in nan's almond confection (2-4-4)
I believe the answer is:
no-mans-land
'neutral ground' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'nan's almond confection' is the wordplay.
'confection' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'nans'+'almond'='nansalmond'
'nansalmond' anagrammed gives 'NO-MANS-LAND'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for no-mans-land that I've seen before include "Ambiguous region" , "Unoccupied zone" , "Area between two opposing armies" , "disputed territory" , "Neutral area" .)