Some face defeat and hand over (4)
I believe the answer is:
cede
'hand over' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'some face defeat and' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'CEDE' is hidden in the letters of 'face defeat and'.
(Other definitions for cede that I've seen before include "Give up (territory)" , "Transfer" , "Yield or give up to another" , "Relinquish control of" , "Yield, give way" .)