Statesman is part of cabal; ask anyone (7)
I believe the answer is:
alaskan
'statesman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'part of cabal ask anyone' is the wordplay.
'part of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ALASKAN' can be found hidden inside 'cabal ask anyone'.
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for alaskan that I've seen before include "Eg, native of Anchorage" , "Of a northern US state" , "American statesman?" , "native of Juneau?" , "Person from state that's not so warm" .)