Parents' friend has name in cryptic clue (5)
I believe the answer is:
uncle
'parents' friend' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'name in cryptic clue' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'cryptic' indicates an anagram (a cryptic or obscure order of the letters).
'clue' with letters rearranged gives 'ucle'.
'n' put within 'ucle' is 'UNCLE'.
'has' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for uncle that I've seen before include "Pawnbroker's nickname" , "Slang name for pawnbroker" , "He's related" , "older relative" , ". . . . . Sam, the US government" .)