What sank Liberal opposition after a time? (8)
I believe the answer is:
atlantis
'what sank' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'liberal opposition after a time?' is the wordplay.
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'opposition' becomes 'antis' (I've seen this in another clue).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time?' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'l'+'antis'='lantis'
'a'+'t'='at'
'lantis' after 'at' is 'ATLANTIS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for atlantis that I've seen before include "Mythical lost land" , "In Greek legend, a beautiful island swallowed up by sea" , "Legendary island - in at last (anag)" , "Legendary vanished island - mythical place" , "Fabled sunken realm" .)