Cross after draw in card game (8,6)
I believe the answer is:
contract bridge
'card game' is the definition.
(bridge is a card game)
'cross after draw' is the wordplay.
'cross' becomes 'bridge' (bridging is a kind of crossing).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'draw' becomes 'contract' (raw can mean to contract or narrow).
'bridge' after 'contract' is 'CONTRACT BRIDGE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for contract bridge that I've seen before include "Quartet play this" , "Card game" , "Wherein four deck hands" , "Instruction for nose job, perhaps" , "that requires two pairs of hands" .)