A dopey dwelling? (5)
I believe the answer is:
joint
'a dopey dwelling?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
This is the entire clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for joint that I've seen before include "Hip maybe" , "Piece of meat for roasting" , "eg Knee" , "Structure by which bones are fitted together" , "Hip, e.g." .)