3 characters reflected in strange TikToks (4)
I believe the answer is:
kite
'3' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'characters reflected in strange tiktoks' is the wordplay.
'reflected' is a reversal indicator (letters reflected back).
'characters' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some letters or characters from the clue).
'etik' is hidden in the letters of 'in strange tiktoks'.
'etik' back-to-front is 'KITE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kite that I've seen before include "Kind of toy flown on string" , "It's flown in the wind at the end of a string" , "Wind-borne toy" , "Flying toy; a quality mark" , "Bird of prey - light, wind-borne structure" .)