Call father back to meet a distant relation (3-3)
I believe the answer is:
ape-man
'meet a distant relation' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'call father back' is the wordplay.
'call' becomes 'name' (as in calling or naming someone something).
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'name'+'pa'='namepa'
'namepa' written backwards gives 'APE-MAN'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ape-man that I've seen before include "Long extinct human ancestor" , "Extinct human forebear" , "Tarzan is a fictional one" , "Tarzan, for example" , "Primitive human; name pa (anag.)" .)