NY district man finds hot area - time to catch some rays! (9)
I believe the answer is:
manhattan
'ny district' is the definition.
'Manhattan' can be an answer for 'district' (Manhattan is an example). I am unsure of the 'ny' bit.
'man finds hot area time to catch some rays' is the wordplay.
'finds' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to catch some rays' becomes 'tan' (get a suntan).
'man'+'h'+'a'+'t'+'tan'='MANHATTAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for manhattan that I've seen before include "Vermouth and whiskey, with a dash of bitters" , "Vermouth and whisky cocktail - New York borough" , "Island of New York - cocktail" , "Cocktail consisting of whisky, vermouth and bitters" , "NY borough" .)