Given the sack (6)
'given the sack' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'sack' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'sack' could be 'loot' (I've seen this before) and 'loot' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for looted that I've seen before include "Plundered and robbed" , "stole stuff" , "Sacked" , "having taken part in a robbery" , "Ransacked, plundered" .)
'given the sack?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'sack?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'sack?' could be 'pillage' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'pillage' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for pillaged that I've seen is " Sacked".)