Removes risk element from brilliant exercises (7)
I believe the answer is:
defuses
'removes risk element' is the definition.
'defuses' can be an answer for 'removes' (defusing is a kind of removing). I'm unsure of the 'risk element' bit.
'brilliant exercises' is the wordplay.
'brilliant' becomes 'def' (I've seen this before).
'exercises' becomes 'uses' (to exercise something can mean to use it).
'def'+'uses'='DEFUSES'
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for defuses that I've seen is " Removes the triggering device".)