Roughly handled, we need all round protection! (5)
I believe the answer is:
pawed
'roughly handled' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'we need all round protection' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'we' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pad' 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 pawed that I've seen before include "Roughly handled" , "Manhandled" .)