Rancour regularly following Tory leader (8)
I believe the answer is:
governor
'leader' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'rancour regularly following tory' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'following' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'tory' becomes 'Gove' (Tory politician Michael Gove).
The alternate letters of 'rancour' are 'rnor'.
'rnor' after 'gove' is 'GOVERNOR'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for governor that I've seen before include "Ron, go rev up the state head" , "employer" , "chief magistrate)" , "Head of an American state" , "Device to control speed of engine" .)