A politician hugged by a baby? (6)
I believe the answer is:
pamper
'baby?' is the definition.
('pamper' can be a synonym of 'baby')
'a politician hugged by a' is the wordplay.
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'hugged by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'a' becomes 'per' (eg 'one a day' means 'one per day').
'a'+'mp'='amp'
'amp' put within 'per' is 'PAMPER'.
(Other definitions for pamper that I've seen before include "baby" , "Mollycoddle" , "Treat luxuriously" , "'Indulge, spoil (6)'" , "Overindulge (someone)" .)