Bloody tricky time with leader turning to right (4)
I believe the answer is:
rare
'bloody tricky time' is the definition.
'rare' can be an answer for 'bloody' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'tricky time' bit.
'leader turning to right' is the wordplay.
'leader' becomes 'era' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'turning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'era' backwards is 'are'.
'are' put after 'r' is 'RARE'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rare that I've seen before include "Very scarce, hardly cooked" , "Excellent; uncommon" , "Very scarce like valuable antique" , "Singular, infrequent" , "Seen once in a blue moon" .)