Subject - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'subject' is the definition.
(I know that subject can be written as issue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for issue that I've seen before include "Subject for discussion; dish out" , "Important topic for offspring" , "Bone of contention" , "Contentious point" , "Give or send out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, The Sun and The Independent.

'subject' is the definition.
(theme can mean a topic or subject)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "Subject set for discussion" , "Motif or melody" , "Topical item" , "A subject or repeated melody" , "Subject matter, topic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, The Sun and The Independent.

'subject' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for motif that I've seen before include "symbolic ornament" , "Main theme in music" , "decoration" , "Shape" , "Recurrent symbol" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, The Sun and The Independent.

Subject (5)