Ending treatment in it or up against it? (8)
I believe the answer is:
indigent
'up against it?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'ending treatment in it' is the wordplay.
'treatment' indicates an anagram (letters treated or processed differently).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ending' is an anagram of 'ndigen'.
'ndigen' put into 'it' is 'INDIGENT'.
'or' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for indigent that I've seen before include "Poor enough to need help from others" , "Impoverished -- ending it (anag)" , "poor fellow" , "Poor and needy" , "Impoverished, destitute" .)