Kids the solver with abbreviation for “pants”? (5)
I believe the answer is:
young
'kids' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'solver with abbreviation for pants?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'solver' could be 'you' (the person solving the crossword) and 'you' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for young that I've seen before include "like Lochinvar?" , "In early life" , "interviewer of PMs on the radio" , "litter?" , "without experience" .)