Southern ally's witty remark (5)
I believe the answer is:
sally
'witty remark' is the definition.
'sally' can be an answer for 'remark' (sally is a kind of remark). I'm not certain of the 'witty' bit.
'southern ally's' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
's'+'ally'='SALLY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sally that I've seen before include "Witty comment" , "Sarah might make a witty remark about the willow" , "A sortie or witty remark" , "Sortie - Gracie Fields song" , "one in 3 the 12 30 [DROP the DEAD DONKEY]" .)