Start to eat pastry having at some previous point worn swimsuit? (3-5)
I believe the answer is:
one-piece
'worn swimsuit?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can occasionally define each other.
'start to eat pastry having at some previous point' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'eat' could be 'piece' (piecing is a kind of eating) and 'piece' is found in the answer.
'at' could be 'on' (location) and 'on' is located in the answer.
'point' could be 'e' (compass point) and 'e' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for one-piece that I've seen before include "(E.g. swimming costume) not as separates" , "Made as a single unit" , "Bathing-costume" , "Made as a single item" .)