Give a cheeky display around republican diplomat and flapper (7)
I believe the answer is:
moorhen
'flapper' is the definition.
(moorhen is a kind of bird)
'give a cheeky display around republican diplomat and' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'around' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'republican' could be 'r' (abbreviation) and 'r' is present in the answer.
'diplomat' could be 'he' and 'he' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'mo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moorhen that I've seen before include "Female red grouse or waterfowl" , "Bird - hormone (anag)" , "Black freshwater bird" , "Water bird" , "pond bird" .)