Charge political party with excluding leader - it may bring conflict (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
war dance
'it may bring conflict' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'charge political party with excluding leader' is the wordplay.
'charge' becomes 'ward' (both can mean a child in one's care).
'political party' becomes 'ANC' (African National Congress, South African party).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'leader' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'excluding' is 'e'.
'ward'+'anc'+'e'='WAR-DANCE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for war dance that I've seen before include "Pre-battle ceremony" , "Tribal ceremony before battle" , "steps taken before engagement" , "moves anticipating conflict?" , "Steps taken by fighters" .)