Figure out of nightclub upsetting minister (8)
I believe the answer is:
discover
'figure out' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'nightclub upsetting minister' is the wordplay.
'nightclub' becomes 'disco' (I've seen this before).
'upsetting' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'minister' becomes 'rev' (I've seen this before).
'rev' back-to-front is 'ver'.
'disco'+'ver'='DISCOVER'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for discover that I've seen before include "Come upon" , "Detect, find" , "Ascertain, unearth" , "Find through searching" , "Find during a search" .)