Trouble with one of the taps? (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
hot water
'trouble' is the definition.
(to get in hot water is to get in trouble)
'with one of the taps?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'with' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is located in the answer.
'one' could be 'er' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'er' is present in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hat' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hot water that I've seen before include "Difficulty" , "Taps contents" , "Predicament to be avoided (informal)" , "This could mean trouble!" , "Possible boiler" .)