Short cut in English perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
shingle
'short cut' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'english perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'english' is an anagram of 'SHINGLE'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shingle that I've seen before include "Seaside pebbles" , "'hairdo'" , "Here one comes close to the main" , "beach? Yes and no" , "Collection of stones" .)