Piece of paper (3)
(Other definitions for rag that I've seen before include "Take the mickey out of" , "Bit of cloth" , "Piece of old cloth" , "Piece of cloth and student fun" , "organ?" .)
This clue might be a double definition.
'piece' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'paper?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for item that I've seen before include "newspaper article" , "Bit of news to broadcast" , "Syrian capital" , "Report" , "Single thing, poor mite" .)
'piece of paper?' is the definition.
(page is a kind of piece of paper)
'piece of paper?' is the wordplay.
'piece' becomes 'p' (abbreviation for Pawn).
'of paper?' becomes 'age' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'p'+'age'='PAGE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for page that I've seen before include "Leaf of book etc" , "Court attendant" , "Leaf - young attendant" , "contribution to book?" , "Side" .)
'piece of paper' is the definition.
(leaf is a kind of piece of paper)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for leaf that I've seen before include "Turn over a new one to reform" , "Flag" , "In fall, one dislocated" , "Page; piece of tree" , "following 28 [SILVER]" .)