Remote naval governor initially ordered a current gauge (12)
I believe the answer is:
galvanometer
'a current gauge' 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?
'remote naval governor initially ordered' is the wordplay.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'ordered' indicates an anagram.
The initial letter of 'governor' is 'g'.
'remote'+'naval'+'g'='remotenavalg'
'remotenavalg' with letters rearranged gives 'GALVANOMETER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for galvanometer that I've seen before include "Instrument for measuring small electric currents" , "Instrument for detecting small electric currents - mangrove et al (anag)" , "what may determine the flow of power" .)