Information I give a novice is friendly (6)
I believe the answer is:
genial
'friendly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'information i give a novice' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'give' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'novice' becomes 'L' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'gen'+'i'+'a'+'l'='GENIAL'
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for genial that I've seen before include "Agreeable in Ealing" , "Angel I found being affable" , "Jolly" , "'Affable, warm and friendly (6)'" , "Pleasant and cheerful like good host" .)