Single friend after bachelor: could be a dishy thing? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
bone china
'a dishy thing?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'single friend after bachelor' is the wordplay.
'single' becomes 'one' (a single thing - only one).
'friend' becomes 'china' (cockney rhyming slang, mate is china plate).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'bachelor' becomes 'B' (abbreviation e.g. BA=Bachelor of Arts).
'one'+'china'='onechina'
'onechina' put after 'b' is 'BONE CHINA'.
'could be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bone china that I've seen before include "Fine things perhaps thrown" , "Delicate base for service" , "Coalport" , "What may make service" , "Material from Potter" .)