What does the cryptic crossword clue "Popular Democrat returned in strength at the end of the day (8)" mean?

The definition is "day". The wordplay uses a reversal. DNI (synonym="IN=popular + D (=democrat") in MIGHT (synonym="=strength") = MIDNIGHT The answer is MIDNIGHT.

Popular Democrat returned in strength at the end of the day (8)

Independent Cryptic #11744 | 11 Across | 2024-05-31 flower

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