Voters cheer when Minister, ignoring leader, gets in (10)
I believe the answer is:
electorate
'voters' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'cheer when minister ignoring leader gets in' is the wordplay.
'cheer when' becomes 'elate' (to elate is to cheer or make happy. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'minister' becomes 'rector' (synonyms).
'ignoring leader' means to remove the first letter.
'gets in' is an insertion indicator.
'rector' with its initial letter taken off is 'ector'.
'elate' going around 'ector' is 'ELECTORATE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for electorate that I've seen before include "Those entitled to vote" , "Those qualified to vote" , "Everyone choosing" , "choosing body" , "Constituency" .)