Question solver briefly on regular lost cause allocations (6)
I believe the answer is:
quotas
'allocations' is the definition.
(I know this)
'question solver briefly on regular lost cause' is the wordplay.
'question' becomes 'q'.
'solver briefly' becomes 'u' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'regular' means one should take alternating letters.
'lost'+'cause'='lostcause'
The alternating letters of 'lostcause' are 'otas'.
'q'+'u'+'otas'='QUOTAS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for quotas that I've seen before include "Allocated shares or parts" , "(Fisheries) allocations" , "Prescribed numbers" , "Proportional shares assigned to various parties" .)