Run into detective, blocking awkward ambush (9)
I believe the answer is:
intercept
'ambush' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'run into detective blocking awkward' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'run' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'into' could be 'in' and 'in' is located in the answer.
'detective' could be 'tec' (tec is short for detective) and 'tec' is found within the leftover letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for intercept that I've seen before include "Obstruct to prevent reaching a destination" , "Seize in transit" , "Stop in transit" , "Arrest" , "Stop a moving object" .)