Weapon needed to master a warlike politician? (8)
I believe the answer is:
tomahawk
'weapon' is the definition.
(I know that tomahawk is a type of weapon)
'to master a warlike politician?' is the wordplay.
'master' becomes 'ma' (Master of Arts).
'a warlike politician?' becomes 'hawk' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to'+'ma'+'hawk'='TOMAHAWK'
'needed' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tomahawk that I've seen before include "Light native axe" , "Native American weapon" , "Brave's arm" , "War hatchet once wielded by native Americans" , "North American Indian hatchet" .)