Was given leave, starting tomorrow (3)
I believe the answer is:
got
'was given leave starting tomorrow' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'given leave starting tomorrow' is the wordplay.
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'leave' becomes 'go' (to go is to depart or leave).
'starting' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'tomorrow' is 't'.
'go'+'t' is 'GOT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for got that I've seen before include "Caught" , "came by" , "Received; understood" , "Acquired" , "Landed" .)