Intoxicated judge and posh politician in event with bar (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
high jump
'event with bar' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'intoxicated judge and posh politician' is the wordplay.
'intoxicated' becomes 'high' (similar in meaning).
'judge' becomes 'J' (abbreviation for judge).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'posh' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for upper-class - opposite to non-U).
'politician' becomes 'MP' (Member of Parliament).
'high'+'j'+'u'+'mp'='HIGH JUMP'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for high jump that I've seen before include "punishing?" , "Lofty leap as drastic punishment" , "If one's for this, it's unfortunate" , "Event for the upwardly mobile" , "get a severe punishment" .)