Chap that is squirreling away Euros, primarily? (6)
I believe the answer is:
meanie
'chap that is squirreling away euros primarily?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'chap that is squirreling away' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'away' could be 'a' (abbreviation as used in sports fixtures) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'chap' could be 'men' (more than one chap or man) and 'men' is found in the leftover letters.
'that is' could be 'ie' (abbreviation for id est, 'that is' in Latin) and 'ie' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for meanie that I've seen before include "Unkind person (informal)" , "Selfish type (informal)" , "Small-minded type" , "Nasty piece of work?" , "nasty person" .)