Naughty child can regularly keep reading (6)
I believe the answer is:
tinker
'naughty child' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'can regularly keep reading' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'reading' becomes 'r' (one of the traditional three R's of education).
The alternate letters of 'keep' are 'ke'.
'tin'+'ke'+'r'='TINKER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tinker that I've seen before include "Meddle" , "Fiddle with machinery" , "Mender of pots and pans" , "Fiddle (with equipment)" , "Potter - kettle mender" .)