Argue with tot being naughty? That could be teacher’s role (8)
I believe the answer is:
tutorage
'teacher's role' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'argue with tot being naughty?' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'being naughty?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'naughty' mean this).
'argue' after 'tot' is 'totargue'.
'totargue' anagrammed gives 'TUTORAGE'.
'that could be' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tutorage that I've seen before include "Personal teaching" , "Instruction" .)