Bend remedy to acquire victory (5)
I believe the answer is:
curve
'bend' is the definition.
(curving is a kind of bending)
'remedy to acquire victory' is the wordplay.
'remedy' becomes 'cure' (synonyms).
'to acquire' is an insertion indicator.
'victory' becomes 'v'.
'cure' enclosing 'v' is 'CURVE'.
(Other definitions for curve that I've seen before include "No part of this line is straight" , "Not the straightforward" , "Comparable in some respects" , "Arch" , "Non-straight line" .)