City overheard giving order to eliminate a former Taoiseach (8)
I believe the answer is:
kilkenny
'city' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'overheard giving order to eliminate a former taoiseach' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'order' could be 'ilk' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ilk' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'kenny' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kilkenny that I've seen before include "County of southeast Ireland, whence two legendary cats" , "Irish county and town (with cats)" , "Cats fighting here" , "Where Irish cats fight" .)