Some honest salesmen offering comfortable homes (5)
I believe the answer is:
nests
'comfortable homes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'some honest salesmen offering' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'NESTS' is hidden within 'honest salesmen offering'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nests that I've seen before include "Places to rear the young?" , "Cosy secluded retreats" , "Settles comfortably into, as birds do" , "Tables made to fit closely together" , "Birds' homes" .)