Try article about a Conservative suffering (9)
I believe the answer is:
heartache
'suffering' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'try article about a conservative' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'hear' (as in to try someone in court or hear their case).
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'a'+'c'='ac'
'the' placed around 'ac' is 'tache'.
'hear'+'tache'='HEARTACHE'
(Other definitions for heartache that I've seen before include "expression of sorrow" , "Extreme emotional pain" , "Grief" , "Great sadness" , "Emotional distress" .)