Badminton competitor, say, in uniform -- abbreviated name (7)
I believe the answer is:
eventer
'badminton competitor' is the definition.
(a horse in the Badminton Horse Trials)
'in uniform abbreviated name' is the wordplay.
'in uniform' becomes 'even' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'abbreviated' means to remove the last letter (the word is shortened or abbreviated).
'name' becomes 'term' (both can mean a word for something).
'term' with its last letter taken away is 'ter'.
'even'+'ter'='EVENTER'
'say' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eventer that I've seen before include "Sportsman" , "Competitive horse/rider" , "Competitive rider" , "Showjumper" , "Equestrian horse" .)