Doctor getting minimal amount of money as ineffectual person (4)
I believe the answer is:
drip
'ineffectual person' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'doctor getting minimal amount of money' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'doctor' could be 'dr' (abbreviation) and 'dr' is present in the answer.
'amount' could be 'i' (I is an example) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'money' could be 'p' and 'p' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drip that I've seen before include "Intravenous administration of solution" , "Sissy" , "Insubstantial person - trickle" , "Trickle -- weakling" , "Fall in small droplets as from tap" .)