Mild Liberal getting stick all-round (7)
I believe the answer is:
clement
'mild' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'liberal getting stick all-round' is the wordplay.
'liberal getting' becomes 'l' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'stick' becomes 'cement' (to cement something is to stick or attach it).
'all round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'l' inserted into 'cement' is 'CLEMENT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clement that I've seen before include "Merciful; various Popes" , "chap" , "gentle approach" , "Of weather, mild and gentle" , "9, the chef and MP" .)