A meeting around five with old Charlie, a lawyer (8)
I believe the answer is:
advocate
'lawyer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a meeting around five with old charlie a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'around' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'five' could be 'v' (roman numeral) and 'v' is present in the answer.
'charlie' could be 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'c' is found within the answer.
'meeting' could be 'date' (date is a kind of meeting) and 'date' is found within the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for advocate that I've seen before include "Caveat, do about lawyer in court" , "Public supporter" , "Recommend like counsellor?" , "Champion" , "Person who pleads for a cause or idea" .)