Laugh at idiot returning cleaning equipment (6)
I believe the answer is:
loofah
'cleaning equipment' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'laugh at idiot returning' is the wordplay.
'laugh' becomes 'ha'.
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'idiot' becomes 'fool' (both can mean a stupid person).
'returning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'ha'+'fool'='hafool'
'hafool' in reverse letter order is 'LOOFAH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loofah that I've seen before include "Fibre used as a bath-scrub" , "Bath sponge made from dried plant fibres" , "Dishcloth gourd" , "Bath scrubber" , "Bathroom scrubber" .)