Little monkey’s spotted leaving river (3)
I believe the answer is:
imp
This might be a double definition.
'little monkey's' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'leaving river' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'spotted' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for imp that I've seen before include "Goblin" , "little chap" , "puck" , "old-fashioned graft" , "Wicked spirit" .)