Snappy save that stops high shot? (8)
I believe the answer is:
crossbar
'shot?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'snappy save' is the wordplay.
'snappy' becomes 'cross' (both can mean bad-tempered).
'save' becomes 'bar' (both can mean 'except').
'cross'+'bar'='CROSSBAR'
'that stops high' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crossbar that I've seen before include "Horizontal part of a goal" , "what one may tip over?" , "Helps to define the goal" , "one's seen on a bike?" , "Horizontal beam over goal posts" .)