Poet confused with date archive (5)
I believe the answer is:
depot
'archive' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'poet confused with date' is the wordplay.
'confused with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'date' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation eg in DOB, date of birth).
'poet' with its letters anagrammed with 'd' makes 'DEPOT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for depot that I've seen before include "Bus station in the US" , "Wherein bus drivers" , "Storehouse as for supplies" , "Storage place" , "Bus garage" .)