Garment a soldier's permitted? (5)
I believe the answer is:
gilet
'garment' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'a soldier's permitted?' is the wordplay.
'a soldier' becomes 'gi' (GI can mean a US soldier).
'permitted?' becomes 'let' (to let something happen is to permit it).
'gi'+'let'='GILET'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gilet that I've seen before include "Sleeveless padded jacket" , "Waistcoat" , "apparel" , "Type of jacket" , "Body-warmer" .)