Principle covering politician, one having fellow feeling (8)
I believe the answer is:
empathic
'fellow feeling' is the definition.
'empathic' can be an answer for 'feeling' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'fellow' bit.
'principle covering politician one' is the wordplay.
'principle' becomes 'ethic' (ethic is a kind of principle).
'covering' indicates putting letters inside.
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'one' becomes 'a' (a thing is one thing).
'mp'+'a'='mpa'
'ethic' enclosing 'mpa' is 'EMPATHIC'.
'having' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for empathic that I've seen before include "Feeling" , "Sensitive to the experiences of others" , "Emotionally sensitive" , "Showing understanding and entering into another's feelings" , "showing rapport" .)