With dodges Shane runs clear of tackle (9)
I believe the answer is:
unharness
'tackle' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'with dodges shane runs clear' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'dodges' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'dodged' mean this).
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'clear' becomes 'uns' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'shane'+'r'='shaner'
'shaner' is an anagram of 'harnes'.
'harnes' put inside 'uns' is 'UNHARNESS'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unharness that I've seen before include "Remove the gear from a horse" , "Remove the straps from a horse" .)