What does the cryptic crossword clue "Set of shelves that might get Scottish engineer in a tangle, did you say? (7)" mean?

The definition is "Set of shelves". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). Homophone of ( …, did you say ) [ “Watt”(James, Scottish mechanical engineer) “knot”(a tangle/a confused mass)/what you might call a knot with that engineer in it) ] The answer is WHATNOT.

Set of shelves that might get Scottish engineer in a tangle, did you say? (7)

Guardian Cryptic #29319 | 25 Across | 2024-03-01 flower

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