Place of work or of rest (5)
I believe the answer is:
bench
'of rest' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'place of work' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'work' could be 'be' (synonyms) and 'be' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'or' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bench that I've seen before include "Pew or settle" , "Group of magistrates" , "Laboratory work table" , "Magistrates collectively" , "Long seat or worktable" .)