Candy ties into association (9)
I believe the answer is:
syndicate
'association' is the definition.
(I know that syndicate is a type of association)
'candy ties' is the wordplay.
'candy ties' can be anagrammed to 'SYNDICATE'.
However, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.
'into' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for syndicate that I've seen before include "Publish simultaneously in a number of newspapers" , "Group working to a common aim" , "Business group supplied by CIE dynast" , "Organised group of individuals" , "Association of people working together on a single project." .)