Tory party primarily mock member protection (6)

I believe the answer is:

condom

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'member protection' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'tory party primarily mock' is the wordplay.
'tory' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for Conservative).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'primarily' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'mock' is 'm'.
'con'+'do'+'m'='CONDOM'

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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