Riddle

My first is in chocolate but not in ham, my second's in cake and also in jam, my third at tea-time is easily found, my whole is a friend who's often around. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.A Cake
B.A Tart
C.A Treat
D.A Cat!
Hint: It's a 2-word phrase with 4 letters, starting with "A".

Answer

A Cat!

Why this is the answer

Taking one letter shared between each pair of word clues (C from chocolate not ham, A from cake and jam, T from tea-time) spells CAT.

This riddle is filed under Pet, Cat & Dog Riddles and rated Hard.