### Clue: Seek votes to elect holder of nothing brilliant (8)
### Answer: POLITICK 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Seek votes
  PICK(*to elect*) around(*holder*) of {O(*nothing*) + LIT(*brilliant*,shone on)}.  Defn:  Make promises, kiss babies, smear opponents, fear-monger, and so on to win your election campaign.  We've just had a General Election here 10 days ago, so this is fresh in my mind.