The right man for the extreme left? (3)
I believe the answer is:
red
'extreme left?' is the definition.
'red' can be an answer for 'left?' (red can informally mean communist). I am unsure of the 'extreme' bit.
'the right man' is the wordplay.
'the right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'r'+'ed'='RED'
'for the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for red that I've seen before include "Primary colour" , "The colour of the former Russian army" , "Bordeaux claret, for instance" , "Colour of garnets" , "Flushed" .)