Sensational items for dressmaker (4,3,7)
I believe the answer is:
pins and needles
This clue might be a double definition.
'sensational items for' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'dressmaker' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pins and needles that I've seen before include "sensation" , "prickling" , "result of reduced circulation" , "Prickly attack" , "complaint" .)