Former Tory once given porridge? (2-3)
I believe the answer is:
ex-con
'given porridge?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'former tory' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'tory' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for conservative).
'ex'+'con'='EX-CON'
'once' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ex-con that I've seen before include "Former jailbird" , "Old lag" , "She used to serve porridge" , "Former prisoner, in short" , "One now free" .)