Throw over centre players on the wing (6)
I believe the answer is:
flying
'the wing' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'throw over centre players' is the wordplay.
'throw' becomes 'fling' (fling is a kind of throw).
'over' indicates putting letters inside.
'centre' means to look at the middle letters.
The centre of 'players' is 'y'.
'fling' going around 'y' is 'FLYING'.
'on' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flying that I've seen before include "(Of flag) displayed on a flagpole" , "Aviation" , "& 20 Maritime aircraft" , "Going by air" , "- Buttress, - bomb" .)