Steps possibly taken by crew in Tube following warning signal (8)
I believe the answer is:
hornpipe
'steps possibly taken by crew' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'tube following warning signal' is the wordplay.
'tube' becomes 'pipe' (pipes are tubular).
'following' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'warning signal' becomes 'horn' (horn is a kind of warning signal).
'pipe' after 'horn' is 'HORNPIPE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hornpipe that I've seen before include "Obsolete instrument: naval dance" , "Lively solo dance associated with sailors" , "Lively old sailors' dance" , "piece of music for an > old dance" , "Lively jig" .)