One of an infantile pair receiving a kick? (6)
I believe the answer is:
bootee
'one of an infantile pair receiving' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'a kick?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'kick?' could be 'boot' (booting is a kind of kicking) and 'boot' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ee' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bootee that I've seen before include "Infant's shoe." , "Baby's sock-like shoe" , "Jolly" , "Soft, woolly baby's shoe" , "Baby's footwear" .)