An alternative to a politician speechifying (7)
I believe the answer is:
oratory
'an alternative to a politician speechifying' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'an alternative to a politician' is the wordplay.
'an alternative' becomes 'or'.
'politician' becomes 'tory' (term for a Conservative Party politician).
'or'+'a'+'tory'='ORATORY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oratory that I've seen before include "speech day's main feature?" , "devotional space" , "Eloquent language" , "church" , "Rhetorical language" .)