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Just got the guide,would appreciate help to get going with the XW.
1Dn One has a go for better or worse (5,1,4)
???e? a ????.
9Ac Thence fend off prosecution herein (3,7)
The ?????c?
11Ac Raises 50 taxes deplorably (6)

11Ac Raises 50 taxes deplorably (6)

exalts

1Dn One has a go for better or worse (5,1,4)
takes a turn?

9Ac Thence fend off prosecution herein (3,7)
The defence

Hi ixion,
When I saw this clue I thought anagram and I thought THE DEFENCE as an anagram of "thence fend".

But, it's not an anagram.

So, assuming the solution is "The defence", how does the word play work to give the solution?

Hi Brackendale

Sloppy answering on my part, didn't notice it wasn't quite an anag, probably something else entirely