Subject - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'subject' is the definition.
(I know that subject can be written as issue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for issue that I've seen before include "Subject for discussion; dish out" , "Important topic for offspring" , "Bone of contention" , "Contentious point" , "Give or send out" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, The Independent, the USA Today and The Telegraph.

'subject' is the definition.
(theme can mean a topic or subject)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "Subject set for discussion" , "Motif or melody" , "Topical item" , "A subject or repeated melody" , "Subject matter, topic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, The Independent, the USA Today and The Telegraph.

'subject' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for motif that I've seen before include "symbolic ornament" , "Main theme in music" , "decoration" , "Shape" , "Recurrent symbol" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, The Independent, the USA Today and The Telegraph.

Subject (5)