Rational to accept house standard? Try several places (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
shop around
'rational to accept house standard? try several places' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'rational to accept house standard?' is the wordplay.
'rational' becomes 'sound' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to accept' is an insertion indicator.
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
'standard?' becomes 'par' (standard of play in golf).
'ho'+'par'='hopar'
'sound' placed around 'hopar' is 'SHOP AROUND'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for shop around that I've seen is " Look for the best prices".)