Confusion of Tory leader's position (6)
I believe the answer is:
tangle
'confusion' is the definition.
(tangle is a kind of confusion)
'tory leader's position' is the wordplay.
'tory leader' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'position' becomes 'angle' (angle is a kind of position).
't'+'angle'='TANGLE'
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for tangle that I've seen before include "Twist confusedly" , "Complicated mess" , "Mix-up" , "Confused mess" , "Jumbled mass" .)