Information, that is, from a magic lamp? (5)
I believe the answer is:
genie
'a magic lamp?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'information that is' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'that is' becomes 'ie' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'gen'+'ie'='GENIE'
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for genie that I've seen before include "Arabian sprite" , "Helpful (?) spirit" , "Spirit with the power to grant wishes" , "Spirit in a bottle" , "Magician residing in a lamp" .)