Stick up for Tory leader getting rough (8)
I believe the answer is:
protrude
'stick up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'for tory leader getting rough' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this before).
'tory leader' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'rough' becomes 'rude' ('rude' can be similar in meaning to 'rough'**).
'pro'+'t'+'rude'='PROTRUDE'
(Other definitions for protrude that I've seen before include "Bulge" , "Get through" , "Stick outwards" , "Come out" , "Thrust forward" .)