Chap returning compliment finally in spades? (5)
I believe the answer is:
titus
'chap' is the definition.
'returning compliment finally in spades?' is the wordplay.
'returning' is a reversal indicator.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'spades?' becomes 'suit' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The last letter of 'compliment' is 't'.
't' going within 'suit' is 'sutit'.
'sutit' back-to-front is 'TITUS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for titus that I've seen before include "NT book" , "identifying Philemon's neighbour" , "recipient of holy letter" , "Groan maybe" , "Groan, say" .)