Pomposity from Republican in charge, introducing flipping corrupt pardon (8)
I believe the answer is:
rhetoric
'pomposity' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'from republican in charge introducing flipping corrupt pardon' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'republican' could be 'r' (abbreviation) and 'r' is found within the answer.
'in charge' could be 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge') and 'ic' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rhetoric that I've seen before include "The art of speaking or writing well" , "Art of using language for persuasion" , "pomposity" , "Effective or persuasive language" , "Language used for its dramatic sound" .)