Building changes hands, when the 2D gets new occupants (8)
I believe the answer is:
election
'building changes hands' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'when the 2d gets new occupants' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for election that I've seen before include "Selection by ballot" , "Time to vote" , "Ballot for public office" , "When MPs are chosen" , "Voting opportunity" .)