What this time without water ultimately brings ? (6)
I believe the answer is:
thirst
'what this time without water ultimately brings ?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'what this time without' is the wordplay.
'what' becomes 'r' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'without' is an insertion indicator.
'this'+'t'='thist'
'r' going within 'thist' is 'THIRST'.
(Other definitions for thirst that I've seen before include "lack of water" , "T-shirt (anag)" , "Hunger" , "Dryness" , "A need (for liquid)" .)