Possible Clues:

• Like live wires without one being defamed
• Winter-proofed
• Protected, in a way
• Latin used badly is cut off
• Spoke to rudely about American being cut off
• Taking offence about article liable to be shocking? On the contrary
• Wounded, holding one end of arm cut off
• Protected from being treated rudely about article
• Offended when article's penned that shouldn't be giving anyone a shock?
• You won't be shocked if it's like this