Little growth? Time to get hairpiece (4)
I believe the answer is:
twig
'little growth?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'time to get hairpiece' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hairpiece' becomes 'wig' (wig is a kind of hairpiece).
't'+'wig'='TWIG'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for twig that I've seen before include "Informally grasp meaning" , "Eventually grasp" , "small piece in plane, say" , "bit of stick" , "bit of wood" .)