Pants for gents in Alaska to wear? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
long johns
'alaska to wear?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'pants for gents in' is the wordplay.
'pants' becomes 'long pants' (long pants is a kind of pants).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'gents in' becomes 'johns' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'long'+'johns'='LONG JOHNS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for long johns that I've seen before include "Some underclothing" , "So-called pirate's" , "Old habits" , "Thermal underpants" , "Pants with legs" .)