Taking after parents, initially, gets drink that's free of charge? (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
tap water
'free of charge?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'taking after parents initially gets drink' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'drink' becomes 'water' (water is an example).
The initial letters of 'taking after parents' is 'tap'.
'tap'+'water'='TAP-WATER'
'that's' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tap water that I've seen before include "simple drink" , "Vital liquid from a sink unit" , "Best and cheapest drink?" , "cheap drink" , "Ordinary drink" .)