Might organiser have been disheartened by civic leader? (5)
I believe the answer is:
mayor
'civic leader?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'might organiser have been disheartened' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'might' could be 'may' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'may' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'or' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'by' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mayor that I've seen before include "Town council head" , "Local government head" , "Civic head of town or borough" , "First citizen of a city" , "Local dignitary" .)