E.g. Putin in media getting awfully poor coverage (9)
I believe the answer is:
oppressor
'e g putin' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'media getting awfully poor coverage' is the wordplay.
'media getting' becomes 'press' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'awfully' indicates anagramming the letters.
'coverage' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'poor' is an anagram of 'opor'.
'press' inserted inside 'opor' is 'OPPRESSOR'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oppressor that I've seen before include "One who keeps another in subjection" , "One subjects others to undue pressure" , "Despot" , "Tyrant" , "Proposers for one who persecutes" .)