Idiot turned round, hiding broken easel: “Like some tea?” (5-4)
I believe the answer is:
loose-leaf
'some tea?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'idiot turned round hiding broken easel' is the wordplay.
'idiot' becomes 'fool' (both can mean a stupid person).
'turned round' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'hiding' is an insertion indicator.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'fool' back-to-front is 'loof'.
'easel' with letters rearranged gives 'selea'.
'loof' placed around 'selea' is 'LOOSE-LEAF'.
'like' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loose-leaf that I've seen before include "Like some folders" , "Describes binder with allows addition and removal of pages" , "With pages that can be easily rearranged" , "(Of a folder) with removable sheets" , "Allowing the insertion and removal of pages" .)