Scandal revealed -- time to entrap Republican (7)
I believe the answer is:
outrage
'scandal' is the definition.
(scandal can mean an occasion for public outrage)
'revealed time to entrap republican' is the wordplay.
'revealed' becomes 'out' (as in news which is out).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'to entrap' indicates putting letters inside.
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation).
'out'+'age'='outage'
'outage' going around 'r' is 'OUTRAGE'.
(Other definitions for outrage that I've seen before include "Extreme indignation" , "Atrocious act" , "abuse" , "Fury" , "Shocked anger" .)