A tissue of lies in the theatre (5)
I believe the answer is:
aisle
'the theatre' 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?
'a tissue of lies' is the wordplay.
'tissue of' indicates anagramming the letters (a tissue can mean a tangle or mess of material).
'lies' with letters rearranged gives 'isle'.
'a'+'isle'='AISLE'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aisle that I've seen before include "Passage between shelves in supermarket" , "that would-be bride hopes to make it up!" , "'Passage, gangway (5)'" , "Passageway in theatre" , "Corridor" .)