Record included smashing canes into camera shutter (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
lens cap
'camera shutter' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'record included smashing canes' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'L-P' (abbreviation for long play record).
'included' is an insertion indicator.
'smashing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'canes' with letters rearranged gives 'ensca'.
'lp' placed around 'ensca' is 'LENS CAP'.
'into' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lens cap that I've seen before include "Camera cover" , "protection for photographer" , "Aperture protector" .)