Pad in which Frenchman entertains partner for the evening (4-1-5)
I believe the answer is:
pied-a-terre
'pad in' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'frenchman entertains partner for the evening' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'partner' could be 'date' and 'date' is present in the answer.
'frenchman' could be 'pierre' (I've seen this before) and 'pierre' is located in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'which' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pied-a-terre that I've seen before include "Lodging kept for occasional use (French)" , "Dwelling for occasional use" , "Small secondary flat or house" , "Small home kept for occasional use" , "bijou accommodation" .)