Weird mahogany pieces observed in Scotland (8)

I believe the answer is:

hogmanay

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'weird mahogany pieces observed in scotland' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'weird mahogany' is the wordplay.
'weird' indicates an anagram.
'mahogany' with letters rearranged gives 'HOGMANAY'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for hogmanay that I've seen before include "Annual celebration" , "New Year's Eve in Glasgow" , "New Year's Eve (Scots)" , "Scottish New Year's Eve" , "First-footing time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app