Spraying, for example, crushed riot in stifling capital (10)
I believe the answer is:
irrigation
'spraying for example' is the definition.
'irrigation' can be an answer for 'spraying' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'for example' bit.
'crushed riot in stifling capital' is the wordplay.
'crushed' indicates an anagram.
'stifling' is an insertion indicator.
'capital' becomes 'riga' (capital of Latvia).
'riot'+'in'='riotin'
'riotin' with letters rearranged gives 'irtion'.
'irtion' placed around 'riga' is 'IRRIGATION'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for irrigation that I've seen before include "watering process" , "an answer to all clues, initially" , "water distribution" , "The supply of water to crops" .)