Make Tory female firstly examine court (7)
I believe the answer is:
confect
'make' is the definition.
(to confect is to make or produce)
'tory female firstly examine court' is the wordplay.
'tory' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for Conservative).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'firstly' says to take the initial letters.
'court' becomes 'ct' (abbreviation used in road names).
The initial letter of 'examine' is 'e'.
'con'+'f'+'e'+'ct'='CONFECT'
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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