Tight bassist at the end of Synchronicity (6)
I believe the answer is:
stingy
'tight' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'bassist at the end of synchronicity' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stingy that I've seen before include "Mean and grudging" , "Close" , "Mean, parsimonious - ouch?" , "Tight with money" , "Having deep pockets but short arms?" .)