Reformed - after kicking over the traces? (6)
I believe the answer is:
recast
'reformed after kicking over the' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'traces?' is the wordplay.
'traces' anagrams to 'RECAST'.
But, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recast that I've seen before include "Give an actor a different role" , "Put into a different form" , "reconstructed" , "Present in a different form" , "given new form" .)