Corrupt play a disc for this? (6)
I believe the answer is:
payola
'this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'corrupt play a disc' is the wordplay.
'corrupt' indicates anagramming the letters (a corrupted spelling of the word).
'disc' becomes 'O' (disc-shaped letter).
'play'+'a'+'o'='playao'
'playao' with letters rearranged gives 'PAYOLA'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Another definition for payola that I've seen is " Bribery".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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