How do I solve 28 across in Times Cryptic 29463?

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28 across reads "Live with increasingly savage fox" (8 letters); the answer is BEWILDER. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Live with increasingly savage fox (8)

28A — Live with increasingly savage fox (8) — BEWILDER