Turning Timothy Short around for great airman? (6)
I believe the answer is:
smithy
'great airman?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'turning timothy short around' is the wordplay.
'turning timothy' becomes 'mit' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'short' becomes 'shy' (I've seen this in another clue).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'mit' going into 'shy' is 'SMITHY'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for smithy that I've seen before include "Where 3s were made and fitted" , "Blacksmith's forge" , "work area" , "Forge worker" , "Workshop with anvil" .)