South African cricketer in favour of light refreshment (6)
I believe the answer is:
protea
'south african cricketer' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'in favour of light refreshment' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'pro' (being pro a particular cause).
'light refreshment' becomes 'tea' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'light' bit.).
'pro'+'tea'='PROTEA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for protea that I've seen before include "Ascend" , "S. African shrub; to pear (anag.)" , "S.African flowering shrub" , "South African shrub" , "South African evergreen" .)