Restaurant around promoted structure (8)
I believe the answer is:
scaffold
'restaurant' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'around promoted structure' is the wordplay.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'promoted' becomes 'sold'.
'structure' becomes 'caff' (caff is a kind of structure).
'sold' enclosing 'caff' is 'SCAFFOLD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scaffold that I've seen before include "sort of capital punishment!" , "Old platform for hangings" , "Framework of poles and planks on construction site" , "Framework formerly for executions" , "Platform for executions" .)