Shed light on condition acquired by comedian Julian (7)
I believe the answer is:
clarify
'shed light on' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'condition acquired by comedian julian' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'condition' could be 'if' (as in 'a big if') and 'if' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'clary' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clarify that I've seen before include "Explain" , "Elucidate" , "Make more comprehensible" , "Make clear" , "Make easily understood" .)