Good books associated with Kitty in Panama ahead of opposition to controversial issue (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
hot potato
'controversial issue' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'good books associated with kitty in panama ahead of opposition' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'books' could be 'ot' (abbreviation for Old Testament) and 'ot' is located in the answer.
'kitty' could be 'pot' (synonyms) and 'pot' is found within the answer.
'panama' could be 'hat' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'hat' is found in the remaining letters.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hot potato that I've seen before include "A difficult situation" , "Difficult matter" , "contentious question" , "tricky issue?" , "Hard-to-handle situation, like fiery spud" .)