Pair observed in theatre favoured massage of Austrian musician? (6,6)
I believe the answer is:
rubber gloves
'pair observed in theatre' is the definition.
I know that 'theatre' relates to this answer.
'favoured massage of austrian musician?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'massage' could be 'rub' (rub can mean to massage) and 'rub' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rubber gloves that I've seen before include "Housework protectors" , "hands may be seen in them" .)