Charge across at the end of the street! (3)
I believe the answer is:
tax
'charge' is the definition.
(tax is a kind of charge)
'across at the end of the street' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'end' could be 'ax' (axing is a kind of ending) and 'ax' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tax that I've seen before include "Impose levy or burden on" , "Charge levied by the state" , "Government imposition" , "Are demanding" , "Subject to strain, as Revenue Commissioners do" .)