Tory Blair finally is given greeting (5)
I believe the answer is:
rishi
'tory' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'blair finally is given greeting' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
The final letter of 'blair' is 'r'.
'r'+'is'+'hi'='RISHI'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rishi that I've seen before include "Guru" , "wise man" , "Revered man" , "Hindu sage or saint" , "Spiritual leader" .)