Bother to live in a mud hut (5)
I believe the answer is:
adobe
'a mud hut' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'bother to live' is the wordplay.
'bother' becomes 'ado' (I've seen this before).
'to live' becomes 'be' (synonyms).
'ado'+'be'='ADOBE'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adobe that I've seen before include "Mexican mud and straw brick, and the hut made of it" , "Clay for mud bricks" , "Clay dwelling" , "house" , "Clay used for sun-dried bricks" .)