### Clue: Fluff collected by conservative politician (7)
### Answer: CLINTON 
 ### Explanation: Definition: politician
 LINT(fluff;fine shreds of fibre, eg. found on clinging to your clothes) **contained in**(collected by) CON(abbrev. for a politician or member of the Conservative Party).
Answer: The ex-president of the USA, Bill. The thematic connection is of course the other woman in his life – not Monica, but Chelsea, his daughter.