A balance sheet to impose a tax inflamed disorder (7)
I believe the answer is:
abscess
'a balance' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sheet to impose a tax inflamed disorder' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'tax' could be 'cess' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'cess' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'abs' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abscess that I've seen before include "Swelling in body tissue" , "Pus-filled area of tissue" , "inflammation" , "Infection in cavity of the body" , "Gathering of pus in cavity" .)