Illegally induce son, delivered by hairpin? (6)
I believe the answer is:
suborn
'illegally induce' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'son delivered by hairpin?' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'delivered' becomes 'born' (as in a baby being delivered).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'hairpin?' becomes 'U' (as in a U-shaped hairpin).
'born' after 'u' is 'uborn'.
's'+'uborn'='SUBORN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for suborn that I've seen before include "Induce by bribery to do something wrong" , "Induce to commit unlawful act through bribary" , "Bribe (someone) to commit an unlawful act" , "Corrupt" , "Bribe (someone) to commit perjury" .)