Corruptly petitions Conservative, relying on connections (10)
I believe the answer is:
nepotistic
'relying on connections' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'corruptly petitions conservative' is the wordplay.
'corruptly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'petitions' with letters rearranged gives 'nepotisti'.
'nepotisti'+'c'='NEPOTISTIC'
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