Conservative MP has issue concealing accent (8)

I believe the answer is:

emphasis

'accent' is the definition.
('emphasis' can be a synonym of 'accent')

'conservative mp has issue concealing' is the wordplay.
'concealing' indicates a hidden word.
'EMPHASIS' is hidden in the letters of 'conservative mp has issue'.

(Other definitions for emphasis that I've seen before include "Accentutation" , "Weight" , "Stress, accentuation" , "Stress - misshape (anag)" , "Stress or significance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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