Who might develop elitist leaning? (14)
I believe the answer is:
intelligentsia
'who might' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'develop elitist leaning?' is the wordplay.
'develop' indicates an anagram.
'elitist'+'leaning'='elitistleaning'
'elitistleaning' anagrammed gives 'INTELLIGENTSIA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for intelligentsia that I've seen before include "Highly-educated people" , "Scholarly types" , "Brainy group" , "Bright bunch" , "Educated or cultured classes" .)