The way to make a collapsible seat? (4)
I believe the answer is:
east
'the' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'way to make a collapsible seat?' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'make' indicates an anagram.
'seat?' suggests the final letters (I've seen 'seats' mean this).
The final letter of 'collapsible' is 'e'.
'a'+'e'='ae'
'ae' anagrammed gives 'ea'.
'st' put after 'ea' is 'EAST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for east that I've seen before include "Bearing of 90 degrees" , "English region" , "Direction of the rising sun" , "Chinese, perhaps" , "Bridge player" .)