Kid almost gets yob to relax (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
chill out
'relax' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'kid almost gets yob' is the wordplay.
'kid' becomes 'child' (synonyms).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'gets yob' becomes 'lout' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'child' with its last letter taken off is 'chil'.
'chil'+'lout'='CHILL OUT'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chill out that I've seen before include "Calm down, relax" , "Relax (inf.)" , "Relax (informal)" , "rest" , "Relax after energetic spell" .)