A party fit to grant membership to Republican darling (8)
I believe the answer is:
adorable
'darling' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a party fit to grant membership to republican' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'party' could be 'do' (do is a kind of party) and 'do' is found in the answer.
'fit' could be 'able' (similar in meaning) and 'able' is present in the answer.
'republican' could be 'r' (abbreviation in US politics) and 'r' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adorable that I've seen before include "Attractive - captivating" , "sweet" , "Inspiring great affection" , "Endearing" , "Very pleasing" .)