What old stuff related to minor advantage? (7)
I believe the answer is:
toehold
'minor advantage?' is the definition.
'toehold' can be an answer for 'advantage?' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'minor' bit.
'what old stuff related' is the wordplay.
'what' becomes 'eh' (sound used to ask 'what?' or 'pardon?').
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'stuff' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'related' becomes 'told' (I've seen this before).
'eh'+'o'='eho'
'eho' put inside 'told' is 'TOEHOLD'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toehold that I've seen before include "Minor position from which further progress may be made" , "Small established position" , "Advantageous position" , "Precarious footing?" , "Position of initial advantage from which further substantial progress might be made" .)