Stinging creature in house close to divan
I believe the answer is:
scorpion
'stinging creature' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'house close to divan' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'house' could be 'scorpio' (Scorpio is an example) and 'scorpio' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scorpion that I've seen before include "Eight sign of Zodiac, kind of spider" , "Desert arachnid" , "Small spider with pincers and stinging tail" , "Venomous creature" , "Creature with a sting in its tail" .)