Gear seen around loch? (4)
I believe the answer is:
kilt
'gear seen around loch?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'gear seen around loch?' is the wordplay.
'gear' becomes 'kit' (kit is a kind of gear).
'seen around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'loch?' becomes 'l'.
'kit' placed around 'l' is 'KILT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kilt that I've seen before include "Tartan skirt worn in Scotland" , "Knee-length tartan garment" , "Scottish garb" , "Scottish costume" , "Bone; circle line" .)