Tried witch who entranced father with love (3,1,2)
I believe the answer is:
had a go
'tried' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'witch who entranced father with love' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'father' could be 'da' (da can mean dad) and 'da' is located in the answer.
'witch' could be 'hag' (synonyms) and 'hag' is located in the remaining letters.
'love' could be 'o' (love means zero in tennis) and 'o' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for had a go that I've seen before include "Tried" , "Made an attempt" .)