In after medicine, the writer (male) gets the smallest measure (5)
I believe the answer is:
minim
'the smallest measure' is the definition.
'minim' can be an answer for 'measure' (minim is a kind of measure). I'm not sure about the 'the smallest' bit.
'in after medicine the writer male' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'medicine' becomes 'm' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'the writer' becomes 'I' (the person who is writing these clues).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'in' put after 'm' is 'min'.
'min'+'i'+'m'='MINIM'
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for minim that I've seen before include "Beat" , "A note in music, half as long as a semi-breve- it's a palindrome" , "It's a downward stroke" , "Feature of a score" , "Quarter of a breve" .)