Independent person in house, cheeky type
I believe the answer is:
imp
'house cheeky type' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'independent person' is the wordplay.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'person' becomes 'mp' (MP is an example).
'i'+'mp'='IMP'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for imp that I've seen before include "Evil spirit" , "Scamp" , "pickle" , "little chap" , "old-fashioned graft" .)