Minister on the far left and others lead? (5)
I believe the answer is:
metal
'lead?' is the definition.
(lead is a metal)
'minister on the far left and others' is the wordplay.
'minister on the far left' becomes 'm' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'and others' becomes 'etal' (short for 'et alia', 'and others' in Latin).
'm'+'etal'='METAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for metal that I've seen before include "Maybe lead" , "Broken stones" , "Broken stone used in road-making" , "Iron, for instance" , "Lead or iron, perhaps" .)