Returning pet I go with few words (8)
I believe the answer is:
taciturn
'few words' is the definition.
The definition and answer are not the same part of speech.
'returning pet i go' is the wordplay.
'returning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'pet' becomes 'cat' (cats are often kept as pets).
'go' becomes 'turn' (as in one's go or turn in a game).
'cat' in reverse letter order is 'tac'.
'tac'+'i'+'turn'='TACITURN'
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for taciturn that I've seen before include "Habitually uncommunicative, saying little" , "Reticent" , "Tight-lipped" , "Quiet and uncommunicative" , "Aloof" .)