Sort of roll, A-E etc? (9)
I believe the answer is:
electoral
'sort of roll a-e etc?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'of roll a-e etc?' is the wordplay.
'of' is an anagram indicator (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'roll'+'a'+'e'+'etc'='rollaeetc'
'rollaeetc' anagrammed gives 'ELECTORAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for electoral that I've seen before include "Relating to polls" , "List of voters" , "one kind of college" , "Like sort of college" , "type of roll" .)