Moral scruple could be lordship’s purpose? (5,2,6)
I believe the answer is:
point of honour
'moral scruple could be lordship's' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'purpose?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'purpose?' could be 'point' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'point' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for point of honour that I've seen is " Scruple caused by duty, self-respect, etc".)