What woman may wear in grand committee, edging round room? (8,5)
I believe the answer is:
skirting board
'what woman' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'wear in grand committee edging round room?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'wear' could be 'skirt' (skirt is a kind of wear) and 'skirt' is found within the answer.
'in' is within the answer.
'grand' could be 'g' (G is short for ground as in a thousand) and 'g' is found within the answer.
'committee' could be 'board' (board is a kind of committee) and 'board' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'may' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skirting board that I've seen before include "Item of decor" , "Feature around room" , "Wood at base of wall" , "Interior-wall base" , "Edge along an interior wall" .)