On time, fit hospital fixture (9,5)
I believe the answer is:
operating table
'hospital fixture' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'on time fit' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is located in the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
'fit' could be 'able' (similar in meaning) and 'able' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for operating table that I've seen before include "where one's out for incisive remedial action" , "Hospital theatre equipment" .)