Member and pensionable teacher in conflict, ultimately? (10)
I believe the answer is:
armageddon
'conflict ultimately?' is the definition.
'armageddon' can be an answer for 'conflict' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'ultimately?' bit.
'member and pensionable teacher' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'arm' (member can mean a limb).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pensionable' becomes 'aged' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'teacher' becomes 'don' (don can mean an academic - especially at Oxbridge).
'arm'+'aged'+'don'='ARMAGEDDON'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for armageddon that I've seen before include "Biblical battle" , "Final action" , "final battle" , "Ultimate scrap" , "ultimate conflict" .)