Involve oneself in award from dictator (6)
I believe the answer is:
meddle
'involve oneself' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'award from dictator' is the wordplay.
'award' becomes 'medal' (medal is a kind of award).
'from dictator' shows a homophone (sound like) (how it might sound from someone dictating a letter).
'medal' is a homophone of 'MEDDLE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for meddle that I've seen before include "Interfere or tamper" , "Interfere in someone else's business" , "Pink Floyd album" , "Interfere in another's business" , "Interfere, butt in" .)