Meagre worker content to kick rump? (5)
I believe the answer is:
antic
'rump?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'meagre worker content to kick' is the wordplay.
'meagre worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant. I am not sure about the 'meagre' bit.).
'content to' means to look at the middle letters (the contents of the word).
The middle letters of 'kick' are 'ic'.
'ant'+'ic'='ANTIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for antic that I've seen before include "Playful or mischievous act" , "Absurd act" , "Caper; grotesque (arch.)" , "Frolic" , "Ludicrous act done for fun" .)