Navy uniform initially remains here? (3)
I believe the answer is:
urn
'remains here?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'navy uniform initially' is the wordplay.
'navy' becomes 'RN' (abbreviation for Royal Navy).
'uniform' becomes 'U' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'initially' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters go before others).
'rn' put after 'u' is 'URN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for urn that I've seen before include "Large vase for funeral ashes" , "Ornamental vessel" , "Large vessel, for tea perhaps" , "Tall vase with stem" , "Repository for ashes" .)