Endangered bat's taken to have wings clipped (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
at stake
'wings clipped' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'endangered bat's taken to have' is the wordplay.
'to have' indicates a hidden word.
'AT STAKE' can be found hidden inside 'endangered bats taken'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for at stake that I've seen before include "Being risked, like money with bookie" , "where many martyrs died" , "To be won or lost" , "Being risked or bet on" , "In danger; at issue" .)