Cross after forceful pushback from political theorist? (4)
I believe the answer is:
marx
'pushback from political theorist?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'cross after forceful' is the wordplay.
'cross' becomes 'x' (an X is a cross).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'forceful' becomes 'mar' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'x' after 'mar' is 'MARX'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for marx that I've seen before include "Karl -, (Das Kapital)" , "Karl, top communist" , "Communist or funny brother?" , "The Economist" , "Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, Gummo - or Karl?" .)