Lack of clarity in firm about cuts therefore (11)

'lack of clarity' is the definition.
(something incoherent is unclear)

'in firm about cuts therefore' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
'firm' could be 'co' (a firm is a company) and 'co' is found within the answer.
'about' could be 're' ('re' means regarding or about) and 're' is found in the answer.
'therefore' could be 'hence' (synonyms) and 'hence' is present in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).