Issue heading off incitement against the state (7)
I believe the answer is:
edition
'state' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'issue heading off incitement against' is the wordplay.
'issue' becomes 'edit' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'heading off' suggests taking the first letters.
'against' becomes 'on' (on can mean by or up against).
The initial letter of 'incitement' is 'i'.
'edit'+'i'+'on'='EDITION'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for edition that I've seen before include "Particular version of a book, etc" , "I die not (anag)" , "single programme" , "(Copy from) single print run" , "Issue; version" .)
