Is she a cat to a lad? (6)
I believe the answer is:
tomboy
'is she a' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'cat to a lad?' is the wordplay.
'cat' becomes 'tom' (a tom is a male cat).
'to a lad?' becomes 'boy' (lad is a kind of boy).
'tom'+'boy'='TOMBOY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tomboy that I've seen before include "Hoyden" , "Girl enjoying rough outdoor activities" , "Girl in trousers, perhaps?" , "Girl dressed in a masculine manner" , "girl behaving boisterously" .)