Try charming with text first (9)
I believe the answer is:
prosecute
'try' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'charming with text first' is the wordplay.
'charming with' becomes 'cute' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'text' becomes 'prose' (I've seen this before).
'first' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'cute' put after 'prose' is 'PROSECUTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prosecute that I've seen before include "Bring a criminal action against" , "Practise" , "Represent the Crown in court" , "Pursue" , "Take legal action" .)