Mean Conservative, shabby, premier to go? (5)
I believe the answer is:
catty
'mean' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'conservative shabby premier to go?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'conservative' could be 'c' (UK political abbreviation) and 'c' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'atty' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for catty that I've seen before include "Malicious" , "Spiteful in feline way" , "Bitchy as a feline" , "It's like a queen" , "Backbiting" .)