Father takes year to get reward (3)
I believe the answer is:
pay
'reward' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'father takes year' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'takes' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'year' becomes 'y'.
'pa'+'y'='PAY'
'to get' is the link.
(Other definitions for pay that I've seen before include "Remunerate" , "Remuneration" , "Screw" , "profitable" , "Earnings" .)