Wisecrack from individual on ship (3-5)
I believe the answer is:
one-liner
'wisecrack' is the definition.
(both can mean a joke)
'individual on ship' is the wordplay.
'individual' becomes 'one' (an individual is one person).
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'ship' becomes 'liner' (as in an ocean liner).
'one'+'liner'='ONE-LINER'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for one-liner that I've seen before include "Witty remark consisting of a short sentence" , "Witty remark in single short sentence" , "Flat, smooth" , "Quick joke?" , "Quick gag" .)