Individual gets stuck into leftovers, giving them a second chance? (5)
I believe the answer is:
resit
'them a second chance?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'individual gets stuck into leftovers' is the wordplay.
'individual' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral for one).
'gets stuck into' is an insertion indicator.
'leftovers' becomes 'rest' (I've seen this in another clue).
'i' placed within 'rest' is 'RESIT'.
'giving' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for resit that I've seen before include "Student's test" , "repeated test" , "Repeat (an exam)" , "later exam" , "Exam taken again" .)