Top flight writer? (5)
I believe the answer is:
quill
This clue could be a double definition.
'top flight' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'writer?' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Old writer' mean 'quill' so perhaps 'writer' could also mean 'quill')
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for quill that I've seen before include "Large feather" , "Pen made from a feather" , "Old pen" , "Porcupine spine" , "Feather for writing" .)