Piece of apricot tart, cooked in Italy (5)
I believe the answer is:
cotta
'italy' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'piece of apricot tart cooked' is the wordplay.
'piece of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'COTTA' can be found hidden inside 'apricot tart cooked'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cotta that I've seen before include "Catholic church garment" , "Short surplice worn by Catholic priests -- to act (anag)" , "priestly garment" , "Short church garment" , "tunic for the priest" .)