Form of rust associated with wheels (4)
I believe the answer is:
ruts
'wheels' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'form of rust' is the wordplay.
'form of' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters need to be in another 'form').
'rust' with letters rearranged gives 'RUTS'.
'associated with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ruts that I've seen before include "Ditches" , "Deep tracks in path" , "Deep tracks in paths" , "gets ready for new partner" , "Deep furrows" .)