Political situation and other things swirling around South American capital (7)
I believe the answer is:
climate
'political situation' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for climate that I've seen before include "Mood" , "Cite Mal (anag.)" , "Prevailing state" , "Prevailing public attitude" , "Lime cat (anag.)" .)