Fires enveloping some lovely car parts (5)
I believe the answer is:
axles
'car parts' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'fires enveloping some lovely' is the wordplay.
'fires' becomes 'axes' (I've seen this before).
'enveloping' indicates putting letters inside.
'some' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'lovely' is 'l'.
'axes' going around 'l' is 'AXLES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for axles that I've seen before include "Wheel rods" , "Shaft on which wheels rotate" , "Wheel shafts" , "Rods between wheels" , "They may be involved in turning" .)