Shame about last of farrowing sows, and where they may be kept (6)
I believe the answer is:
pigsty
'where they may be kept' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'shame about last of farrowing sows' is the wordplay.
'shame' becomes 'pity' (synonyms).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'last of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letters of 'farrowing sows' are 'gs'.
'pity' enclosing 'gs' is 'PIGSTY'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pigsty that I've seen before include "Animal home in the farmyard" , "Without boots" , "Dirty domicile" , "dump" , "Proverbial mess" .)