Cause of death, possibly, with body found in melee (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
rifle shot
'cause of death possibly' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'body found in melee' is the wordplay.
'body' becomes 'flesh' (flesh can mean the body as opposed to the soul).
'found in' indicates putting letters inside.
'melee' becomes 'riot' (I've seen this in another clue).
'flesh' placed within 'riot' is 'RIFLE-SHOT'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rifle shot that I've seen before include "Feature of war" , "Bullet" , "report" , "Act of sniper" .)