Did rest with skinny latte in centre (5)
I believe the answer is:
leant
'did rest' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'with skinny latte in centre' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'skinny' becomes 'lean' (similar in meaning).
'in centre' says to take the centre.
The middle of 'latte' is 't'.
'lean' next to 't' is 'LEANT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leant that I've seen before include "Slanted" , "Rested sideways (on something)" , "Tipped" , "bent over" , "pressed on" .)