Parts of every year produce confusion, so to speak (4)
I believe the answer is:
days
'parts of every year' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'confusion so to speak' is the wordplay.
'confusion' becomes 'daze' (daze is a kind of confusion).
'so to speak' shows a homophone (sound like).
'daze' sounds like 'DAYS'.
'produce' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for days that I've seen before include "Twenty four-hour periods" , "Sun, Mon, Tues, ..." , "Periods of 24 hours" , "Twenty-four hour periods" , "Units of time" .)