Green amphibian with tail cut off (3)
I believe the answer is:
new
'green' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'amphibian with tail cut off' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'with' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ne' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new that I've seen before include "Fresh, recent" , "Seen for the first time" , "Unfamiliar, restored" , "Recently made, etc" , "Modern" .)