Deliver jokes, leading horse to ditch (8,4)
I believe the answer is:
dispense with
'ditch' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for dispense with that I've seen is " Forgo".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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