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Conservative
politician
wearing
glasses
has
scheme
on
vacation
to
make
notes
(7)
Conservative politician wearing glasses has scheme on vacation to make notes (7)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is to make notes, as in writing music. You've got C (Conservative) followed by MP (politician) tucked inside OO (glasses, as in a pair of specs) to get C+OMPO, then tack on SE — that's scheme "on vacation," meaning you gut the middle letters and keep just the outside ones.