Outgoing former partner fought to drop last of charges, right? (9)
I believe the answer is:
extrovert
'outgoing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'former partner fought to drop last of charges right?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'former' could be 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime) and 'ex' is found within the answer.
'partner' could be 'e' and 'e' is located in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
'right?' could be 'rt' (abbreviation as in Rt Hon- the Right Honourable) and 'rt' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for extrovert that I've seen before include "Sociable, outgoing person" , "Outgoing (personality)" , "party animal" , "A lively sociable person, always up front" , "One who is interested more in outside things than the inner self" .)