Roman habit to have Gerunda emptied (4)
I believe the answer is:
toga
'roman habit' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'to have gerunda emptied' is the wordplay.
'have' says to put letters next to each other.
'emptied' means to remove the middle letters.
'gerunda' with its centre removed is 'ga'.
'to'+'ga'='TOGA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toga that I've seen before include "piece of old clothing" , "Robe of ancient Rome" , "Graph's y value" , "Roman male garb" , "Roman citizen's robe" .)