Find execrable, old articles supporting Liberal (6)
I believe the answer is:
loathe
'find execrable' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'old articles supporting liberal' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'articles' becomes 'athe' ('a' and 'the', indefinite and definite articles).
'supporting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'o'+'athe'='oathe'
'oathe' after 'l' is 'LOATHE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loathe that I've seen before include "Can't stand" , "Abhor, abominate" , "Feel hatred for" , "cannot stand" , "Greatly hate" .)