Present intent, a wild party (2,10)
I believe the answer is:
in attendance
'present' is the definition.
('in attendance' can be similar in meaning to 'present')
'intent a wild party' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'party' becomes 'dance' (dance is a kind of party**).
'intent'+'a'='intenta'
'intenta' with letters rearranged gives 'inatten'.
'inatten'+'dance'='IN ATTENDANCE'
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