Had he the right to do wrong? (3)
I believe the answer is:
rod
'had he' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'right to do wrong?' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wrong?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'wronged' mean this).
'do' is an anagram of 'od'.
'r'+'od'='ROD'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rod that I've seen before include "Long, straight stick" , "Little boy" , "Stick, symbol of punishment" , "Fishing pole" , "Cane used for flogging" .)