Initial advantageous position to view without leader
I believe the answer is:
toehold
'initial advantageous position' is the definition.
'toehold' can be an answer for 'position' (I have seen 'established position' mean 'toehold' so perhaps 'position' could also mean 'toehold'). I am not sure about the 'initial advantageous' bit.
'to view without leader' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'to' is found in the answer.
'view' could be 'hold' (holding is a kind of viewing) and 'hold' is present in the answer.
'leader' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for toehold that I've seen before include "Advantageous position" , "Position of initial advantage from which further substantial progress might be made" , "Precarious footing?" , "Small established position" , "Minor position from which further progress may be made" .)