Examine bit of pitch during cricket? (7)
I believe the answer is:
inspect
'examine' is the definition.
(I know that examine can be written as inspect)
'bit of pitch during cricket?' is the wordplay.
'bit of pitch' becomes 'p' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'cricket?' becomes 'insect' (cricket is a kind of insect).
'p' put within 'insect' is 'INSPECT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inspect that I've seen before include "Scan" , "Look critically at" , "Look over carefully" , "Look at closely" , "Assess; examine" .)