Soak some children, cheekily (6)

I believe the answer is:

drench

'soak' is the definition.
(I know that soak can be written as drench)

'some children cheekily' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'DRENCH' is hidden within 'children cheekily'.

(Other definitions for drench that I've seen before include "Soak or saturate" , "Soak, souse" , "Swamp" , "Soak with liquid" , "draught?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.