We get a little chap to give way (6)
I believe the answer is:
weaken
'give way' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'we get a little chap' is the wordplay.
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'little chap' becomes 'ken' (man's name. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'we'+'a'+'ken'='WEAKEN'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for weaken that I've seen before include "Lessen the strength of" , "flag" , "Enfeeble" , "Lose force" , "Become more feeble" .)