Green amphibian with tail cut off (3)
I believe the answer is:
new
'green' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'amphibian with tail cut off' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'with' could be 'w' (short for with) and 'w' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ne' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new that I've seen before include "Fresh, recent" , "Seen for the first time" , "Unfamiliar, restored" , "Recently made, etc" , "Modern" .)