Darn! Flipping husband entirely rendered powerless in song (2,5,8)
I believe the answer is:
we shall overcome
'song' is the definition.
(We Shall Overcome is a protest song)
'darn flipping husband entirely rendered powerless' is the wordplay.
'darn' becomes 'sew' (I've seen this in another clue).
'flipping' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'husband' becomes 'h' (abbreviation).
'entirely' becomes 'all' (all can mean entirely or completely).
'rendered powerless' becomes 'overcome' (to overcome someone is to render them powerless).
'sew' reversed gives 'wes'.
'wes'+'h'+'all'+'overcome'='WE SHALL OVERCOME'
'in' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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