Ability to choose generous offer from a lawyer? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
free will
'offer from a lawyer?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'ability to choose generous' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'ability' could be 'will' (will is a kind of ability) and 'will' is found in the answer.
'generous' could be 'free' (I've seen this before) and 'free' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for free will that I've seen before include "The power of determining one's own actions" , "discretion" , "Volition" , "Freedom of choice" , "Unrestricted choice" .)