Following a brief threesome, Penny just got out of bed (5)
I believe the answer is:
atrip
'got out of bed' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can sometimes define each other.
'following a brief threesome penny' is the wordplay.
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'brief' means to remove the last letter (a shorter or briefer version of the word).
'threesome' becomes 'trio' (both can mean a group of three).
'penny' becomes 'p' (short for pence).
'trio' with its last letter taken away is 'tri'.
'a'+'tri' is 'atri'.
'atri'+'p'='ATRIP'
'just' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for atrip that I've seen is " just out of bed".)