Dreadful snub at ballot box that leaves red faces? (7)
I believe the answer is:
sunburn
'that leaves red faces?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'dreadful snub at ballot box' is the wordplay.
'dreadful' indicates anagramming the letters.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ballot box' becomes 'urn' (urn can mean a ballot box in some countries).
'snub' is an anagram of 'sunb'.
'sunb'+'urn'='SUNBURN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sunburn that I've seen before include "Redness of the skin caused by solar rays" , "Overexposure to UV" , "Solar skin damage" , "Effect of too much UV" , "Tan (or unsuccessful attempt at it)" .)