Remote's not working regularly, so unscrew television at last (3-2-4)
I believe the answer is:
out-of-town
'remote's' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'not working regularly so unscrew television at last' is the wordplay.
'not working' becomes 'out' (out can mean on strike).
'regularly' becomes 'oft' (often).
'at last' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letters of 'so unscrew television' are 'own'.
'out'+'oft'+'own'='OUT-OF-TOWN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for out-of-town that I've seen is " Suburban or rural".)