Trapping verges on chronic, stopping wild nature, to me? (12)
I believe the answer is:
accoutrement
'trapping' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'verges on chronic stopping wild nature to me?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'on' could be 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to') and 're' is found in the answer.
'nature' could be 'ac' (AC is an example) and 'ac' is located in the answer.
'me?' could be 'me' and 'me' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for accoutrement that I've seen before include "Kit" , "outfit" , "Items of dress/equipment required for an activity" , "Article of equipment" , "clothing" .)