Political associate's plan - back to front (4)
I believe the answer is:
aide
'political associate's plan' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'back to front' is the wordplay.
'back' becomes 'aid' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to front' becomes 'e' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'aid'+'e'='AIDE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aide that I've seen before include "Somebody helping" , "Second" , "Political assistant" , "a help" , "Officer who acts as military assistant" .)