Invite European MP in time after time (5)
I believe the answer is:
tempt
'invite' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'european mp in time after time' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'time' becomes 't'.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't'.
'e'+'mp'='emp'
't'+'t'='tt'
'emp' put within 'tt' is 'TEMPT'.
(Other definitions for tempt that I've seen before include "Scaly mammal" , "Whet the appetite" , "Entice - persuade" , "Inveigle" , "Bait" .)