Sweeper coached away from the ball? (10)
I believe the answer is:
cinderella
'ball?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'sweeper coached away from' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'away' could be 'a' (abbreviation as used in sports fixtures) and 'a' is found within the answer.
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cinderella that I've seen before include "Drudge" , "Pantomime heroine" , "rags-to-riches tale" , "Panto subject" , "8 [BALLET]" .)