Having expelled extremists, Conservatives support entering 'New Right' candidate in race? (9)
I believe the answer is:
orienteer
'candidate in race?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'having expelled extremists conservatives support entering new right' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'support' could be 'tee' (tee is a kind of support) and 'tee' is found within the answer.
'new' could be 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament) and 'n' is present in the answer.
'right' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for orienteer that I've seen before include "running sport" , "Run with aid of map and compass" , "Cross-country athlete" , "Take part in a map-reading sport" , "run outdoors?" .)