Chap joins graduate in routine (5)
I believe the answer is:
samba
'routine' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'chap joins graduate' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'sam' (man's name).
'joins' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'sam'+'ba'='SAMBA'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for samba that I've seen before include "Dance, originally from Brazil" , "This ambassador's > brisk steps" , "Brazilian dance" , "moves from Brazil" , "Lively ballroom dance from Brazil" .)