He chooses to do his duty in a democratic way (7)
I believe the answer is:
elector
'he chooses' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'to do his duty in a democratic way' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'to' is within the answer.
'way' could be 'r' (abbreviation for right) and 'r' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'elec' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elector that I've seen before include "one given a choice" , "who's making his mark?" , "One with the power to cross" , "One may make one cross" , "Someone with the right to vote" .)