Unpaid athlete (7)
I believe the answer is:
amateur
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unpaid athlete</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for amateur that I've seen before include "Dabbler" , "Unpaid (sportsman}" , "inept player" , "Inexpert" , "Unpaid or unskilled" .)