Like recruits to a regiment at West Point? (3)
I believe the answer is:
raw
'like recruits to a' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'regiment at west point?' is the wordplay.
'regiment' becomes 'ra' (Royal Artillery).
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'west point?' becomes 'w' (W is an example. I am not sure about the 'west' bit.).
'ra'+'w'='RAW'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raw that I've seen before include "Callow" , "Bleeding" , "Unpleasantly cold and damp" , "Uncooked or sore" , "Unprocessed" .)