What gets round Liberal contest's late hour? (8)
I believe the answer is:
eleventh
'late hour?' is the definition.
'eleventh' can be an answer for 'hour?' (I have seen 'Last hour' mean 'eleventh' so perhaps 'hour' could also mean 'eleventh'). I'm not certain of the 'late' bit.
'what gets round liberal contest's' is the wordplay.
'what' becomes 'eh' (sound used to ask 'what?' or 'pardon?').
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'round liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'round' bit.).
'contest' becomes 'event' (event can mean a sporting competition).
'l'+'event'='levent'
'eh' placed around 'levent' is 'ELEVENTH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eleventh that I've seen before include "Last to go in at Lord's" , "it's after ten" , "This hour is the latest possible time for doing something" , "last man in?" , "The hour to be saved at in the nick of time" .)