Congress controlled by this? Offer to cut fossil fuel withdrawn (6)
I believe the answer is:
libido
'congress controlled by this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'offer to cut fossil fuel withdrawn' is the wordplay.
'offer' becomes 'bid' (synonyms).
'to cut' indicates putting letters inside (some letters cut their way into a word).
'fossil fuel' becomes 'oil' (I've seen this in another clue).
'withdrawn' is a reversal indicator.
'oil' reversed gives 'lio'.
'bid' placed into 'lio' is 'LIBIDO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for libido that I've seen before include "lust!" , "Life force" , "Emotional energy associated with sexual desire" , "Freud's sex drive" , "Sexual impulse" .)