Source of flour? Woman accepting dicky quality (9)
I believe the answer is:
millstone
'source of flour?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'woman accepting dicky quality' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'ms' (Ms can refer to an older or unmarried woman).
'accepting' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are accepted).
'dicky' becomes 'ill' (I've seen this before).
'quality' becomes 'tone' (synonyms).
'ms' enclosing 'ill' is 'mills'.
'mills'+'tone'='MILLSTONE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for millstone that I've seen before include "Grinding disc; wearisome burden" , "Heavy and inescapable responsibility" , "something hard to bear" , "Heavy burden" .)