Injured goose in tale carries on without help (4,2,5)

I believe the answer is:

goes it alone

'carries on without help' is the definition.

'injured goose in tale' is the wordplay.
'injured' is an anagram indicator.
'goose'+'in'+'tale'='gooseintale'
'gooseintale' is an anagram of 'GOES IT ALONE'.

(Another definition for goes it alone that I've seen is " Acts without help".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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