Representative getting letters from city pal (7)
I believe the answer is:
typical
'representative' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'from city pal' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'city'+'pal'='citypal'
'citypal' anagrammed gives 'TYPICAL'.
'getting letters' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for typical that I've seen before include "Representitive, quintessential" , "Having the essential characteristics of a group" , "Normal" , "Clay pit (anag)" , "Emblematic" .)