Cat given alternative to din after midnight (8)
I believe the answer is:
tomorrow
'midnight' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to time as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'cat given alternative to din' is the wordplay.
'cat' becomes 'tom' (a tom is a male cat).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'alternative' becomes 'or'.
'to din' becomes 'row' (I've seen this before).
'tom'+'or'+'row'='TOMORROW'
'after' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tomorrow that I've seen before include "Time that's coming" , "'..., and ..., and .../Creeps in this petty place from day to day/to the" , "They say it never comes" , "when weekend begins?" , "coming soon" .)