Tire of rich Joe backing continental alliance in recession (7)
I believe the answer is:
fatigue
'tire' is the definition.
(I know that tire can be written as fatigue)
'rich joe backing continental alliance in recession' is the wordplay.
'rich' becomes 'fat' (rich can describe fat or creamy food).
'joe' becomes 'GI' (GI Joe).
'backing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'continental alliance' becomes 'eu' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in recession' says the letters should be written in reverse (letters recede or go back).
'gi' back-to-front is 'ig'.
'eu' in reverse letter order is 'ue'.
'fat'+'ig'+'ue'='FATIGUE'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fatigue that I've seen before include "military punishment" , "Temporary loss of strength and energy" , "military chore" , "Extreme tiredness" , "weary" .)