As a sample, pitcher displays a conjugal product (12)
I believe the answer is:
sportsperson
'sample pitcher displays a conjugal product' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'as a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'as' could be 'so' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'so' is located in the answer.
'a' could be 'per' (eg 'one a day' means 'one per day') and 'per' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for sportsperson that I've seen is " Professional game player".)