Rows to side with hesitation in boat (6,7)
I believe the answer is:
paddle steamer
'boat' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'rows to side with hesitation' is the wordplay.
'rows' becomes 'paddles' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to side' becomes 'team' (a side is a sporting team).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound used when hesitating).
'paddles'+'team'+'er'='PADDLE-STEAMER'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paddle steamer that I've seen before include "Ship propelled by bladed wheels" , "Mississippi boat?" , "vessel" , "Type of ship" , "River boat, for example" .)