Carnivorous padre upset politician (9)
I believe the answer is:
predatory
'carnivorous' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'padre upset politician' is the wordplay.
'upset' is an anagram indicator.
'politician' becomes 'tory' (I've seen this before).
'padre' anagrammed gives 'preda'.
'preda'+'tory'='PREDATORY'
(Other definitions for predatory that I've seen before include "Grasping and exploitative" , "Living off other animals" , "Seeking to exploit others" , "Killing and feeding on others" , "Preying on others" .)