Record of extra time after taking circuitous route? (9)
I believe the answer is:
taximeter
'circuitous route?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'record of extra time after' is the wordplay.
'record of extra' becomes 'taxi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'time' becomes 'meter' (synonyms).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'taxi'+'meter'='TAXIMETER'
'taking' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for taximeter that I've seen before include "What clocks the fare in a cab" , "Clock" , "Device in cab" , "Where fare is displayed" .)