Peers briefly stand up to Conservative nonsense (11)
I believe the answer is:
aristocrats
'peers' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'briefly stand up to conservative nonsense' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' is within the answer.
'conservative' could be 'c' (abbreviation commonly used in UK politics) and 'c' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aristocrats that I've seen before include "High Society?" , "Nobles" , "The blue-blooded" .)