Naval officer drops gold in toilet fitting (7)
I believe the answer is:
commode
'toilet fitting' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'naval officer drops gold' is the wordplay.
'naval officer' becomes 'commodore' (I've seen this before).
'drops' suggests deleting specific letters.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'commodore' with 'or' taken away is 'COMMODE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for commode that I've seen before include "Keeper of a potty" , "Chest of drawers" , "Chair containing chamber pot" .)