Be applauded when you manage to circumvent (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
get around
'circumvent' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'be applauded when you manage' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'you' could be 'u' (homophones) and 'u' is located in the answer.
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is present in the remaining letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for get around that I've seen before include "Go visiting; be active" , "Overtake" , "Travel" , "Socialise a lot" , "buy drinks for everyone" .)