Weak leader succeeds bold progressive (7,8)
I believe the answer is:
forward thinking
'progressive' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'weak leader succeeds bold' is the wordplay.
'weak' becomes 'thin' (similar in meaning).
'leader' becomes 'king' (a king is a royal leader).
'succeeds' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'bold' becomes 'forward' (associated in meaning).
'thin'+'king'='thinking'
'thinking' after 'forward' is 'FORWARD-THINKING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for forward thinking that I've seen is " planning for later moves?".)