Stimulate a youngster with a bit of hope (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
pep up
'stimulate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a youngster with a bit of hope' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'youngster' could be 'pup' (a pup is a young dog) and 'pup' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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