United we stand - all but Stan
I believe the answer is:
wed
'united' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'we stand all but stan' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'we' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wed that I've seen before include "united" , "Take in marriage" , "Marry" , "Join" , "Espouse" .)