A weekend to end with electorate is difficult to handle (7)
I believe the answer is:
awkward
'difficult to handle' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a weekend to end with electorate' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'weekend' could be 'k' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'k' is located in the answer.
'with' could be 'w' (short for with) and 'w' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ward' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for awkward that I've seen before include "Clumsy and ungainly" , "uncomfortable" , "Uncooperative" , "Difficult to handle" , "Blundering" .)