New unopened volumes found in hiding places (5)
I believe the answer is:
nooks
'in hiding places' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'new unopened volumes' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'unopened' means to remove the first letter.
'volumes' becomes 'books' ('book' can be a synonym of 'volume').
'books' with its first letter taken away is 'ooks'.
'n'+'ooks'='NOOKS'
'found' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nooks that I've seen before include "Alcoves" , "Secluded retreats" , "Corners (that go with crannies)" , "Sheltered corners" , "secluded parts" .)