Being less than generous with the Stilton? (12)
I believe the answer is:
cheeseparing
'being less than generous with the stilton?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'generous with the stilton?' is the wordplay.
'generous' becomes 'paring' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the stilton?' becomes 'cheese' (stilton is a kind of cheese).
'paring' after 'cheese' is 'CHEESEPARING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cheeseparing that I've seen before include "parsimonious behaviour" , "Penny-pinching" , "Mean with money" , "Close" , "Stinginess" .)