PM once ignoring head of Treasury to protect Welsh woman and foreign nationals? (8)
I believe the answer is:
russians
'foreign nationals?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'pm once ignoring head of treasury to protect welsh woman' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'welsh woman' could be 'sian' (common Welsh name) and 'sian' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'russ' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for russians that I've seen before include "Putin's people - as in USSR (anag)" , "Muscovites etc -- as in USSR (anag)" , "Moscow natives" , "handlers of Blunt et al" , "Lenin, Stalin, etc" .)