Hobby to provoke function (10)
I believe the answer is:
needlework
'hobby' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'provoke function' is the wordplay.
'provoke' becomes 'needle' (needling is a kind of provoking).
'function' becomes 'work' (synonyms).
'needle'+'work'='NEEDLEWORK'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for needlework that I've seen before include "Something perhaps crafty" , "putting in stitches" , "sewers do that" , "Sewing - embroidery" , "This could repair it" .)