Crossword Genius

Unusually social Minister turning up outside, one given to speechifying? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vocaliser

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'one given to speechifying?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'unusually social minister turning up outside' is the wordplay.
'unusually' is an anagram indicator.
'minister' becomes 'rev' (short for reverend).
'turning up' says the letters should be written backwards.
'outside' is an insertion indicator (some letters go outside others).
'rev' reversed gives 'ver'.
'social' is an anagram of 'ocalis'.
'ocalis' inserted within 'ver' is 'VOCALISER'.

Can you help me to learn more?

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app