Piece of Tang?is cotton synonymous with Paisley (4)
I believe the answer is:
scot
'paisley' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'piece of tang?is cotton synonymous' is the wordplay.
'piece of' indicates a hidden word.
'SCOT' can be found hidden inside 'tangis cotton synonymous'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scot that I've seen before include "UK northerner" , "Jock?" , "North Briton" , "One from north of the border" , "Eg, Glasgow native" .)