One's wearing simple pieces, time for dressing down? (12)
I believe the answer is:
chastisement
'down?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'one's wearing simple pieces time for dressing' is the wordplay.
'one's' becomes 'is' (roman numeral).
'wearing simple' becomes 'chaste' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'wearing' bit.).
'pieces' becomes 'men' (man can mean a chess piece).
'time for' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'dressing' is an insertion indicator (a dressing is a kind of covering).
'chaste'+'men'+'t'='chastement'
'is' inserted into 'chastement' is 'CHASTISEMENT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chastisement that I've seen before include "Old fashioned discipline" , "Severe reprimand" , "Beating" .)