Member of Parliament importing very soft pelt (6)
I believe the answer is:
pepper
'pelt' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'member of parliament importing very soft' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'soft' could be 'pp' (musical abbreviation for pianissimo) and 'pp' is located in the answer.
'member' could be 'peer' (I have seen 'Member of Lords ' mean 'peer' so perhaps 'member' could also mean 'peer') and 'peer' is present in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pepper that I've seen before include "Capsicum" , "Hot spice" , "hit by gunshot" , "Pungent seasoning and vegetable" , "Condiment - discharge shot liberally" .)