Open nylon purse and find coin in it (5)
I believe the answer is:
penny
'it' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'open nylon purse and find coin' is the wordplay.
'PENNY' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for penny that I've seen before include "Coin spent by the desperate?" , "coin, decimal with 1a [NEW]" , "Bronze coin" , "Lancaster" , "Copper coin" .)