Cherish floating voter that was collected by 9? (8-5)
I believe the answer is:
treasure-trove
'was collected by 9?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'cherish floating voter' is the wordplay.
'cherish' becomes 'treasure' ('treasure' can be a synonym of 'cherish').
'floating' is an anagram indicator (float can mean fluctuate or oscillate).
'voter' anagrammed gives 'trove'.
'treasure'+'trove'='TREASURE-TROVE'
'that' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for treasure-trove that I've seen before include "Hidden store of valuables" , "lots of good things" , "Collection of delightful things" , "Valuables found hidden" .)