Next in line after true leader of people (5)
I believe the answer is:
their
'people' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'next in line after true leader' is the wordplay.
'next in line' becomes 'heir' (I've seen this in another clue).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'true' is 't'.
'heir' after 't' is 'THEIR'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for their that I've seen before include "Some would say his (or her)" , "Relating to them" , "Those people's" , "belonging to an individual" , "Belonging to those people" .)