Piece of driftwood floating around? (3)
I believe the answer is:
fir
'piece' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'of driftwood floating around?' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'around?' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'around' mean this).
'rif' is hidden in the letters of 'driftwood floating'.
'rif' back-to-front is 'FIR'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fir that I've seen before include "Tree with cones" , "Tree for Irishmen" , "Evergreen tree for Gaelic men" , "Tree for an Irishman" , "Coniferous tree" .)