Stand mile off and pull apart (9)
I believe the answer is:
dismantle
'pull apart' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'stand mile off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'stand'+'mile'='standmile'
'standmile' anagrammed gives 'DISMANTLE'.
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dismantle that I've seen before include "Undo" , "Unrig" , "Take to bits" , "Pull to pieces" , "Take to pieces" .)