A specialised military unit showing withdrawal symptoms? (10)
I believe the answer is:
detachment
'a specialised military unit showing withdrawal symptoms?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'a specialised military unit' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'unit' could be 'tc' (TC is an example) and 'tc' is found in the leftover letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for detachment that I've seen before include "some engaged in military action?" , "reserve" , "inclination to keep to the objective" , "Unit of soldiers" , "Military unit" .)