Protect one who wrongly accepts tokens of commitment? (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
ring-fence
'one who wrongly accepts tokens of commitment?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'protect' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'protect' could be 'fence' (fencing is a kind of protecting) and 'fence' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ring' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ring-fence that I've seen before include "Guarantee funding" , "Allocate (funds) to one purpose" , "Protect or guarantee - with circular hedge?" , "estate security" , "Enclose with a barrier" .)