Sue and Carol designed ride at fair (8)
I believe the answer is:
carousel
'ride at fair' 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?
'sue and carol designed' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'designed' indicates anagramming the letters (designed with the letters).
'sue'+'carol'='suecarol'
'suecarol' anagrammed gives 'CAROUSEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for carousel that I've seen before include "magazine for circulation" , "fair entertainment?" , "Does Carol use this piece of fairground equipment?" , "baggage carrier" , "airport feature?" .)