Is it after a goal, in rugby, that one is scored? (3)
I believe the answer is:
hit
'a goal in rugby that one is scored?' is the definition.
'hit' can be an answer for 'a goal' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the remainder of the definition.
'is it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hi' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'after' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hit that I've seen before include "Successful record" , "A theatrical success" , "turkey? No" , "dose of illegal drug" , "Visit to website" .)