Moving while I cannot move: I am hemmed in (2,6)
'i am hemmed in' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'moving while i cannot move' is the wordplay.
'moving while' becomes 'i' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'move' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'cannot'='icannot'
'icannot' anagrammed gives 'naction'.
'i'+'naction'='INACTION'
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(Other definitions for inaction that I've seen before include "Ionic tan (anag.)" , "Idleness - fighting" , "Lack of movement or endeavour" , "Idleness of nicotian sort" , "Immobility" .)
'i am hemmed in' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'moving while i cannot move' is the wordplay.
'moving while' becomes 'i' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'move' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'cannot'='icannot'
'icannot' anagrammed gives 'naction'.
'i'+'naction'='IN ACTION'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for in action that I've seen is " Doing something".)