Power supplier's selfie ruined in combat (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
diesel fuel
'power supplier's' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'selfie ruined in combat' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'combat' becomes 'duel' (duel is a kind of combat).
'selfie' is an anagram of 'ieself'.
'ieself' placed inside 'duel' is 'DIESEL FUEL'.
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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