Benefit from being point away from winning (9)
I believe the answer is:
advantage
'benefit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'being point away from winning' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'point' could be 'vantage' (vantage point is a kind of point) and 'vantage' is found within the answer.
'away' could be 'a' (abbreviation as used in sports fixtures) and 'a' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for advantage that I've seen before include "Favourable circumstance" , "Edge, head start" , "More favorable position" , "Superior or more favourable position" , "First point scored after deuce in tennis" .)