Would church official drive round a red-back? (9)
I believe the answer is:
moderator
'would church official' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'drive round a red-back?' is the wordplay.
'drive' becomes 'motor' (synonyms).
'round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'back?' is a reversal indicator (I've seen 'back' mean this).
'a'+'red'='ared'
'ared' backwards is 'dera'.
'motor' going around 'dera' is 'MODERATOR'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moderator that I've seen before include "Presiding officer" , "Overseer of exam" , "Presbyterian president" , "member of exam team" , "who'll combat trolls etc" .)