Stories to study by day playing in bomas (9)
I believe the answer is:
anacondas
'bomas' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'stories to study by day playing' is the wordplay.
'stories' becomes 'ana' (archaic term for anecdotes or gossip).
'to study' becomes 'con' (con can informally mean to study).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'playing' becomes 'as' (I've seen this in other clues).
'ana'+'con'+'d'+'as'='ANACONDAS'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anacondas that I've seen before include "Large semi-aquatic boas" , "Giant South American snakes" , "Cold-blooded customers" , "Large S American snakes" , "Large South-American snakes" .)