What does foot have three times as many of as hand? (6)
I believe the answer is:
inches
'what does foot have three times as many' is the definition.
The definition suggests a comparative adjective but the answer is not.
'as hand?' is the wordplay.
'as' becomes 'in' (I've seen this in other clues).
'hand?' becomes 'ches' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in'+'ches'='INCHES'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inches that I've seen before include "Twelves of these in a foot" , "Moves in small steps" , "Moves slowly and cautiously" , "Short lengths" , "Twelve of them in a foot" .)