Tasty socialist leader gets paid off (5)
I believe the answer is:
sapid
'tasty' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'socialist leader gets paid off' is the wordplay.
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'off' indicates an anagram.
The initial letter of 'socialist' is 's'.
'paid' with letters rearranged gives 'apid'.
's'+'apid'='SAPID'
(Other definitions for sapid that I've seen before include "Full of flavour" , "Pleasant tasting" , "Engaging" , "Having a pleasant taste" , "Interesting" .)