Intend to make radical go around the bend (7)
I believe the answer is:
meander
'the bend' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'intend to make radical go around' is the wordplay.
'intend' becomes 'mean' (meaning is a kind of intending).
'to make radical' becomes 'red' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'go around' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'going around' mean this).
'red' written backwards gives 'der'.
'mean'+'der'='MEANDER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for meander that I've seen before include "turning thereon?" , "Red mane (anag) - roam aimlessly" , "an Indo-European river" , "Wind (like a river)" , "Take a winding course" .)