How to resist a tallyman? (7)
I believe the answer is:
counter
'resist a tallyman?' is the definition.
'counter' can be an answer for 'resist' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'a tallyman?' bit.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for counter that I've seen before include "return attack" , "Conversely" , "Pawn" , "Obverse" , "Small game disc; oppose" .)