Female leaves fusspot prepared for start of game?
I believe the answer is:
tossup
'start of game?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'female leaves fusspot prepared' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'leaves' is a deletion indicator.
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'fusspot' with 'f' taken away is 'usspot'.
'usspot' with letters rearranged gives 'TOSSUP'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tossup that I've seen before include "Spin a coin - prepare food quickly" , "Even chance, like flipping a coin" , "Flip in the air - it's a gamble" , "Even chance or risk" , "Situation with equally likely possible outcomes" .)