Flighty males finally returned tools for today (6)
I believe the answer is:
drakes
'flighty males' is the definition.
(male ducks)
'finally returned tools for today' is the wordplay.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
'tools for today' becomes 'rakes' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The final letter of 'returned' is 'd'.
'd'+'rakes'='DRAKES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for drakes that I've seen is " Male ducks".)
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