Hank's half cut! (3)
I believe the answer is:
hal
'hank's' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'half cut' is the wordplay.
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'half' with its final letter taken away is 'HAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hal that I've seen before include "Odyssean character" , "Falstaff's Prince; 2001 computer" , "Prince -, Falstaff's companion (Henry IV, Pt I)" , "future Henry V" , "Falstaff's prince (H.IV)" .)