Flag that is reluctantly exhibited first of all (4)
I believe the answer is:
tire
'flag' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'that is reluctantly exhibited first of all' is the wordplay.
'that is' becomes 'ti' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'first of all' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'reluctantly exhibited' is 're'.
'ti'+'re'='TIRE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tire that I've seen before include "Fatigue" , "one of four found on Chevrolet?" , "Get weary" , "Weaken" , "Become fatigued" .)