Being one point ahead, was the victor (3)
I believe the answer is:
won
'being one' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'point ahead was the victor' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'point' could be 'w' (West) and 'w' is present in the answer.
'ahead' could be 'on' (synonyms) and 'on' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for won that I've seen before include "Gained a victory" , "prevailed" , "and 26: Chinese dumpling" , "Triumphed" , "Came first" .)