Spare afternoon is for retiring: one often found in bed (7)
I believe the answer is:
freesia
'one often found in bed' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'spare afternoon is for retiring' is the wordplay.
'spare' becomes 'free' (synonyms).
'afternoon' becomes 'a' (abbreviation).
'for retiring' is a reversal indicator.
'a'+'is'='ais'
'ais' backwards is 'sia'.
'free'+'sia'='FREESIA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for freesia that I've seen before include "Is the sea rife with these strange flowers?" , "Scented South African plant" , "Scented plant from South Africa" , "Highly scented flower" , "See fair for fragrant flowers" .)