Find execrable, old articles supporting Liberal (6)
I believe the answer is:
loathe
'find execrable' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'old articles supporting liberal' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'articles' becomes 'athe' ('a' and 'the', indefinite and definite articles).
'supporting' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'o'+'athe'='oathe'
'oathe' put after 'l' is 'LOATHE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loathe that I've seen before include "Can't stand" , "Abhor, abominate" , "Feel hatred for" , "cannot stand" , "Greatly hate" .)