Singer associated with Brown and Plant (6)
I believe the answer is:
rattan
'plant' 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?
'singer associated with brown' is the wordplay.
'singer' becomes 'rat' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'associated with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'brown' becomes 'tan' (tan is a kind of brown).
'rat'+'tan'='RATTAN'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rattan that I've seen before include "Climbing palm used for wicker and canes" , "Type of cane for chairs" , "switch" , "Stem of climbing palm used in wickerwork" , "Stems of palms used for furniture" .)