Small insects in some cake? (5)
I believe the answer is:
slice
'some cake?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'small insects' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'insects' becomes 'lice' (louse is a kind of insect).
's'+'lice'='SLICE'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for slice that I've seen before include "Wedge" , "Piece (of cake?)" , "Portion of pizza" , "Helping (of cake, roast meat)" , "Spin" .)