Irish city's workers take indirect route? (9)
I believe the answer is:
corkscrew
'indirect route?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'irish city's workers' is the wordplay.
'irish city's' becomes 'Cork's'.
'workers' becomes 'crew' (I've seen this in another clue).
'corks'+'crew'='CORKSCREW'
'take' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for corkscrew that I've seen before include "handy opener" , "convoluted course" , "Bordeaux might require this?" , "Device used to get at red" , "Spiral device for wine lovers" .)