Allies fend off one's own sacrifice (4-6)
I believe the answer is:
self-denial
'sacrifice' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'allies fend off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'allies'+'fend'='alliesfend'
'alliesfend' is an anagram of 'SELF-DENIAL'.
'one's own' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for self-denial that I've seen is " Unwillingness to gratify one's own desires".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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