Obligatory conclusion about enemy sheltering Catholic (8)
I believe the answer is:
enforced
'obligatory' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'conclusion about enemy sheltering catholic' is the wordplay.
'conclusion' becomes 'end' (something's conclusion is its end).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'enemy' becomes 'foe' (synonyms).
'sheltering' indicates putting letters inside.
'catholic' becomes 'RC' (abbreviation for Roman Catholic).
'foe' going around 'rc' is 'force'.
'end' going around 'force' is 'ENFORCED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for enforced that I've seen before include "Ensured observance of rules" , "Taken effect" , "Imposed" , "Caused laws to be observed" , "Corn feed (anag)" .)