Best tile perfectly cut by local (3,3)
I believe the answer is:
top hat
'best tile' 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 can't see?
'perfectly cut by local' is the wordplay.
'perfectly' becomes 'to a t' ('to a T' or 'to a tee' can mean perfectly).
'cut by' is an insertion indicator (some letters cut into others).
'local' becomes 'ph' (abbreviation for Public House).
'toat' placed around 'ph' is 'TOP-HAT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for top hat that I've seen before include "Example of elegance" , "Kind of headgear, goes with 28 down" , "Item of formal wear" , "Film with Astaire and Rogers" , "Head gear" .)