Crossword Genius

Frank and Bill with yen for standing for office (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

candidacy

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'standing for office' is the definition.
'candidacy' can be an answer for 'standing' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'for office' bit.

'frank and bill with yen' is the wordplay.
'frank' becomes 'candid' (synonyms).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bill' becomes 'ac' (short for account).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'yen' becomes 'y'.
'candid'+'ac'+'y'='CANDIDACY'

'for' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for candidacy that I've seen before include "standing for election" , "The seeking of election" .)

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.