Violently led a conflict to overturn disadvantageous settlement (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
raw deal
'violently led' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'a conflict to overturn disadvantageous settlement' is the wordplay.
'a conflict' becomes 'war' (war is a kind of conflict).
'to overturn' is a reversal indicator.
'disadvantageous settlement' becomes 'deal' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'disadvantageous' bit.).
'war' in reverse letter order is 'raw'.
'raw'+'deal'='RAW DEAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raw deal that I've seen before include "Inequitable treatment" , "Rough end" , "It's unfair treatment if you get one" , "Unfair arrangement" , "Unjust payoff" .)