Be quick and point the other way (3)
I believe the answer is:
nip
'other way' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'be quick and point' is the wordplay.
'be quick' becomes 'ni' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'point' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'ni'+'p'='NIP'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nip that I've seen before include "(Give) a small sharp bite" , "little drink" , "Pinch with small drink" , "Small drink of spirits" , "Pinch or squeeze sharply" .)