Relief to get a fabric for embroidery (4)
I believe the answer is:
aida
'embroidery' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'relief to get a fabric' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'relief' could be 'aid' (I've seen this before) and 'aid' is located in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aida that I've seen before include "Verdi opera" , "eponymous heroine" , "She dies with Radams (Verdi)" , "Verdi's slave girl" , "Verdi's opera set in ancient Egypt" .)