Requests clarification from waffler with a defeated expression (5,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
whats the point
'requests clarification' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'from waffler with a defeated expression' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'with' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is found within the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for whats the point that I've seen before include "This is a philosophical question" , "I might as well give up!" .)