Chicken to frighten away? (6)
I believe the answer is:
coward
'chicken' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'frighten away?' is the wordplay.
'frighten' becomes 'cow' (I've seen this in other clues).
'away?' becomes 'ard' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cow'+'ard'='COWARD'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for coward that I've seen before include "writer and composer" , "Faint-hearted person" , "Noel ......, composer of ''Bitter Sweet''" , "wimp" , "Blithe Spirit playwright" .)