Enemies rest up after losing independent vote in far from moderate state (11)
I believe the answer is:
extremeness
'far from moderate state' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for extremeness that I've seen before include "Far from moderate state" , "Lack of moderation" , "involved in most hazardous sport?" , "Far from moderate quality" .)