Let the eater switch - this is fake (11)
I believe the answer is:
leatherette
'fake' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'let the eater switch' is the wordplay.
'switch' indicates anagramming the letters.
'let'+'the'+'eater'='lettheeater'
'lettheeater' is an anagram of 'LEATHERETTE'.
'this is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leatherette that I've seen before include "Imitation material" , "Imitation hide" .)