A match official in Wellington, or not in Wellington? (8)
I believe the answer is:
barefoot
'or not in wellington?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'a match official in wellington' is the wordplay.
'match official' becomes 'ref' (short for referee).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'wellington' becomes 'boot' (Wellington boots are a type of shoe).
'a'+'ref'='aref'
'aref' inserted inside 'boot' is 'BAREFOOT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for barefoot that I've seen before include "without protection for lowest members" , "Without shoes and socks" , "Shoeless" , "Unshod" , "'-------- in the Park', Neil Simon play filmed in 1967 with Jane Fonda and Robert Redford" .)