Miser gives second family rock (9)
I believe the answer is:
skinflint
'miser' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'second family rock' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'rock' becomes 'flint' (flint is a type of rock).
's'+'kin'+'flint'='SKINFLINT'
'gives' is the link.
(Other definitions for skinflint that I've seen before include "cheapskate" , "Niggard, scrooge" , "Scrooge, miser" , "A miserly person, tightwad" , "21 [MISER]" .)