Backing for lawyers probing US spies regarding much of Middle East? (6)
I believe the answer is:
arabic
'backing for lawyers probing us spies regarding much of middle east?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'backing for lawyers probing us spies' is the wordplay.
'backing for' is a reversal indicator.
'lawyers' becomes 'bar' (the bar can refer to the legal profession).
'probing' is an insertion indicator (probe can mean to poke or prod into).
'us spies' becomes 'cia' (US intelligence agency).
'bar' put inside 'cia' is 'cibara'.
'cibara' written backwards gives 'ARABIC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arabic that I've seen before include "There's a CIA bar on this language, oddly" , "connected with gum" , "Tongue" , "Middle Eastern language" , "Language of North Africa and the Middle East" .)