Tool for holding skimpy undies husband removed (5)
I believe the answer is:
tongs
'tool' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'for holding skimpy undies husband removed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'for' could be 'to' (eg both can mean 'in the opinion of') and 'to' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tongs that I've seen before include "Gripping tool" , "Sugar-cube grabbers" , "(Sugar cube) lifter" , "See 21" , "Collector" .)