“Spinner forsakes this dribbling,” I shrugged (9)
I believe the answer is:
salvation
'spinner forsakes this dribbling i shrugged' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
This is all the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salvation that I've seen before include "Preservation from evil" , "Major Barbara's Army" , "Help" , "Deliverance from evil" , "Deliverance (from sin)" .)