What about time in charge of moral code? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ethic
'moral code?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'what about time in charge' is the wordplay.
'what' becomes 'eh' (sound used to ask 'what?' or 'pardon?').
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'eh' placed around 't' is 'eth'.
'eth'+'ic'='ETHIC'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ethic that I've seen before include "Moral rule" , "Principles accepted by a social group" , "Code of principles" , "System of rules of behaviour" , "System of principles" .)