Might man in paper deal with Havering? (5,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
force the issue
'deal with havering?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'might man in paper' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'might' could be 'force' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'force' is present in the answer.
'man' could be 'he' (he refers to a man) and 'he' is found in the answer.
'paper' could be 'tissue' (tissue paper is a kind of paper) and 'tissue' is located in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for force the issue that I've seen is " Compel a final decision".)