Hangs around Liberal, going off Tories (7)
I believe the answer is:
loiters
'hangs around' is the definition.
('loiter' can be a synonym of 'hang around')
'liberal going off tories' is the wordplay.
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'going off' indicates anagramming the letters (letters go or move around).
'tories' anagrammed gives 'oiters'.
'l'+'oiters'='LOITERS'
(Other definitions for loiters that I've seen before include "Hangs about with toilers" , "Hangs around" , "Waits idly" , "dawdles" , "Hangs about idly" .)