Tons in arrears regularly — affording such jewellery? (6)
I believe the answer is:
tiaras
'affording such jewellery?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'tons in arrears regularly' is the wordplay.
'tons' becomes 't'.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'in'+'arrears'='inarrears'
The alternate letters of 'inarrears' are 'iaras'.
't'+'iaras'='TIARAS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tiaras that I've seen before include "Headbands" , "Jewelled crowns for women" , "Jewelled headdresses" .)