Worked Renoir into alternate design for room (8)
I believe the answer is:
interior
'room' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'worked renoir into alternate design' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'into' could be 'in' and 'in' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for interior that I've seen before include "Inside part" , "Inland part of a country" , "Land away from the coast" , "Heartland" , "Private" .)