Litigious patent-holder, in patent dispute? (9)
I believe the answer is:
plaintiff
'litigious patent-holder' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'patent dispute?' is the wordplay.
'patent' becomes 'plain' (synonyms).
'dispute?' becomes 'tiff' (tiff is a kind of dispute).
'plain'+'tiff'='PLAINTIFF'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plaintiff that I've seen before include "The litigant making the accusation" , "The one taking the court action" , "One bringing a lawsuit" , "Suitor" , "Bringer of lawsuit" .)