Scantiest minimum worn round Tyneside? (7)
I believe the answer is:
leanest
'scantiest' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are superlative adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'minimum worn round tyneside?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'tyneside?' could be 'ne' (area in North East of England) and 'ne' is located in the answer.
'minimum' could be 'least' (similar in meaning) and 'least' is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leanest that I've seen before include "most meagre type" , "Most unproductive" , "Least fatty" , "Poorest-quality" , "Most skinny" .)