This is a Rilerdl

Question

My prefix's full of expertise
My infix's in the diocese
My suffix's citation missing link
My whole's making a sink sync

What am I?

Warning for solvers - I took significant artistic license with the interpretation of some of the clues to make the rhyming work better; the [tag:wordplay] is most likely to lead you to the solution :) — Avi, Jan 21 '20 at 19:28

Tonkleton · Accepted Answer · 2020-01-21T19:48:40.710

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I have a guess, but there's one clue that I can't figure out exactly.

Are you...

Pronunciation

My prefix's full of expertise

A pro(fessional) is someone who is an expert at something.

My infix's in the diocese

A nun might live in a diocese.

My suffix's citation missing link

This one I'm not sure of, but the suffix "ciation" is citation missing the "t". If we associate the missing "t" with "missing link" then this works.

My whole's making a sink sync

Sink can be made into sync by pronouncing it (i.e. saying it aloud).

This is a Rilerdl

Another hint, "This is a Riley riddle" if you just pronounce it.

edited Jan 21 '20 at 19:48

answered Jan 21 '20 at 19:37

Tonkleton

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Everything's correct - well done! – Avi Jan 21 '20 at 19:40
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I thought the artistic license you took on the clues were nicely creative. It's always better when it rhymes :) Thanks for the great puzzle! – Tonkleton Jan 21 '20 at 19:51
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This is a way to link, say, the two drains of a double sink to a single drainpipe. – Rubio Jan 21 '20 at 22:27

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