Try clever style of writing for introduction (9)
I believe the answer is:
prosecute
'try' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'clever style of writing for introduction' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'clever' could be 'cute' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'cute' is located in the answer.
'style' could be 'prose' (prose is a kind of style) and 'prose' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prosecute that I've seen before include "Take legal action" , "Practise" , "Sue" , "Bring a criminal action against" , "Pursue" .)