Sort some belongings for Alfred (5)
I believe the answer is:
nobel
'sort' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'some belongings for alfred' is the wordplay.
'some' means to look at the middle letters.
'belongings' becomes 'manors' (manor is a kind of belonging).
'for alfred' becomes 'bel' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The central letters of 'manors' are 'no'.
'no'+'bel'='NOBEL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nobel that I've seen before include "Philanthropic Swede noted for establishing international prizes" , "Swedish prize" , "-- Peace Prize" , "Swedish prize-giver" , "Alfred --, Swedish founder of international prizes" .)