Looking silvery, it does a bit of glinting (3)
I believe the answer is:
tin
'looking silvery it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'a bit of glinting' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'TIN' is hidden within 'glinting'.
'does' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tin that I've seen before include "Money" , "Silver-white metal, used to make cans" , "loaf of bread" , "Cornish metal?" , "Silvery-white metal used in cans" .)