The first to reach sporting conclusions (7)
I believe the answer is:
winners
'conclusions' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for winners that I've seen before include "25 15 [GOLDMEDALLIST]s" , "Victors" .)