Dynasty, without guidance externally, straightened out (9)
I believe the answer is:
untangled
'straightened out' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'dynasty without guidance externally' is the wordplay.
'dynasty' becomes 'tang' (Chinese dynasty).
'without guidance' becomes 'unled' (I've seen this in another clue).
'externally' is an insertion indicator (some letters go on the outside of others).
'tang' put into 'unled' is 'UNTANGLED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for untangled that I've seen is " Freed from complications".)