Fat constituent of popular democrat (4)
I believe the answer is:
lard
'fat constituent' is the definition.
'lard' can be an answer for 'fat' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'constituent' bit.
'of popular democrat' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LARD' can be found hidden inside 'popular democrat'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lard that I've seen before include "Pork fat" , "stuff with bacon" , "Clarified pig fat" , "Aggrandise - embellish" , "Hard cooking fat" .)