Where does the rent go exactly? (2,3,6)
I believe the answer is:
to the letter
'exactly?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'where does the rent' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'rent' could be 'let' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'let' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'go' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for to the letter that I've seen before include "Where rents go" , "E.g. contract rigidly so enforced" , "How tenant addresses communication about his concerns" , "With adherence to strict detail" , "giving every detail" .)