Sentimentality lodges in fungal growths (9)
I believe the answer is:
mushrooms
'fungal growths' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'sentimentality lodges' is the wordplay.
'sentimentality' becomes 'mush' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lodges' becomes 'rooms' (I've seen this in another clue).
'mush'+'rooms'='MUSHROOMS'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mushrooms that I've seen before include "Fungi, mostly edible" , "Fleshy fungi" , "Grows rapidly" , "builds up alarmingly" , "undergoes a boom" .)