Are wrecked in the race to get something for nothing (5)
I believe the answer is:
treat
'get something for nothing' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'are wrecked in the race' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in the' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'race' becomes 'tt'.
'are' anagrammed gives 'rea'.
'rea' inserted inside 'tt' is 'TREAT'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for treat that I've seen before include "Celebration" , "Enjoyable party" , "Joy" , "could be a feast" , "Shout" .)