Religious retreats for sailor and Turks (6)
I believe the answer is:
abbeys
'religious retreats' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sailor and turks' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'turks' becomes 'beys' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ab'+'beys'='ABBEYS'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abbeys that I've seen before include "Places of worship f" , "Buildings occupied by monks or nuns" , "Buildings occupied by communities of monks" , "Buildings occupiedby communities of monks" , "Religious establishments" .)