Protective item of footwear used in hospital cubicle, maybe (5)
I believe the answer is:
booth
'protective item' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'footwear used in hospital cubicle maybe' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'footwear' could be 'boot' (boot is a kind of footwear) and 'boot' is found in the answer.
'hospital' could be 'h' (abbreviation for hospital on maps) and 'h' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for booth that I've seen before include "Killer of president" , "Stall at fair or market" , "Stall - Salvation Army founder" , "Telephone housing" , "Space for voting, phoning, etc" .)