Band on I admire, playing number (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
iron maiden
'band' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'on i admire playing number' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'number' becomes 'n' (n can represent any number).
'on'+'i'+'admire'='oniadmire'
'oniadmire' is an anagram of 'ironmaide'.
'ironmaide'+'n'='IRON MAIDEN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for iron maiden that I've seen before include "a suit, very sharp underneath the surface" , "Instrument of torture (a hinged case lined with spikes)" , "used to inflict pain" , "Group" , "Box-shaped instrument of torture - no meridian (anag)" .)