Idiot turned round, hiding broken easel: “Like some tea?” (5-4)
I believe the answer is:
loose-leaf
'some tea?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'idiot turned round hiding broken easel' is the wordplay.
'idiot' becomes 'fool' (both can mean a stupid person).
'turned round' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'hiding' indicates putting letters inside.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'fool' written backwards gives 'loof'.
'easel' with letters rearranged gives 'selea'.
'loof' placed around 'selea' is 'LOOSE-LEAF'.
'like' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loose-leaf that I've seen before include "Like some folders" , "Describes binder with allows addition and removal of pages" , "With pages that can be easily rearranged" , "(Of a folder) with removable sheets" , "Allowing the insertion and removal of pages" .)