Is paddling one a piece of cake for a girl? (5)
I believe the answer is:
kayak
'is paddling one a piece' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'cake for a girl?' is the wordplay.
'cake' becomes 'ak' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'a girl?' becomes 'Kay'.
'ak' after 'kay' is 'KAYAK'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kayak that I've seen before include "Boat used by 23 Across" , "Inuit boat" , "Small canoe with a light frame" , "Inuit canoe" , "Arctic canoe" .)