Someone writing cheque to recruit a Conservative? (9)
I believe the answer is:
signatory
'someone writing cheque' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'recruit a conservative?' is the wordplay.
'recruit' becomes 'sign' (I've seen this in other clues).
'conservative?' becomes 'tory' (informal term for a Conservative Party member).
'sign'+'a'+'tory'='SIGNATORY'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for signatory that I've seen is " one in agreement".)
I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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