Sanction put on that hurt junior parliamentarian? (5)
I believe the answer is:
owlet
'junior parliamentarian?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'sanction put on that hurt' is the wordplay.
'sanction' becomes 'let' (sanction can mean to allow or permit).
'put on' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters go on or after others).
'that hurt' becomes 'ow' (exclamation of pain).
'let' after 'ow' is 'OWLET'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for owlet that I've seen before include "Small bird of prey from Africa and Asia" , "Baby bird; moth" , "Offspring of the wise one?" , "Young bird of the night" , "Junior member of parliament" .)