Component of blood pressure behind false start in court (8)
I believe the answer is:
platelet
'component of blood' is the definition.
'platelet' can be an answer for 'blood' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm unsure of the 'component of' bit.
'pressure behind false start in court' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'pressure' could be 'p' (abbreviation) and 'p' is located in the answer.
'behind' could be 'late' (as in behind schedule) and 'late' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'let' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for platelet that I've seen before include "Clotting constituent of blood" , "Particle of protoplasm, essential for blood clotting - tell a pet (anag)" , "Item in blood involved in clotting" , "Cell fragment in the blood, important for clotting" , "Disc found in blood" .)