A sharp bend, - by the grace of god, look into it (6)
I believe the answer is:
dogleg
'a sharp bend' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'by the grace of god look into it' is the wordplay.
'by the grace of god' becomes 'dg' (I've seen this in other clues).
'look' becomes 'ogle' (ogling is a kind of looking).
'into it' indicates putting letters inside.
'dg' enclosing 'ogle' is 'DOGLEG'.
(Other definitions for dogleg that I've seen before include "Hole with a bend in the fairway (golf)" , "(In golf) an angle in the fairway" , "A sharp bend of canine analogy" , "Canine angle on a golf course" , "the 17th at St Andrews?" .)