Scrumper evicting companion finally from flat (3)
I believe the answer is:
eve
'scrumper' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'evicting companion finally from flat' is the wordplay.
'evicting companion' becomes 'ev' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'finally' becomes 'last' (synonyms).
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'flat' becomes 'stale' (I've seen this in another clue).
'stale' with 'last' taken out is 'e'.
'ev'+'e'='EVE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "Later in the day, in short" , "Female" , "The night before a festival" , "Mother of Abel" , "comes before Jan. 1st" .)