Hope to let out type of camera (9)
I believe the answer is:
telephoto
'type of camera' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'hope to let out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'hope'+'to'+'let'='hopetolet'
'hopetolet' with letters rearranged gives 'TELEPHOTO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for telephoto that I've seen before include "Long-distance lens" , "Kind of lens" , "Distant shooter" , "Sort of lens" , "Magnifying lens in a camera" .)