Company learner getting pass (3)
I believe the answer is:
col
'pass' is the definition.
(col is a term for a mountain pass)
'company learner getting' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'co'+'l'='COL'
(Other definitions for col that I've seen before include "Pass between mountain ridges" , "A depression in mountain range" , "dip?" , "Low point of saddle between two peaks" , "Young horse almost" .)