Fierce shot for which bowler accepts credit? (8)
I believe the answer is:
screamer
'fierce shot' is the definition.
'screamer' can be an answer for 'shot' (I have seen 'powerful shot' mean 'screamer' so perhaps 'shot' could also mean 'screamer'). I am not sure about the 'fierce' bit.
'bowler accepts credit?' is the wordplay.
'bowler' becomes 'seamer' (short for a seam bowler in cricket).
'accepts' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'credit?' becomes 'cr' (abbreviation).
'seamer' enclosing 'cr' is 'SCREAMER'.
'for which' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for screamer that I've seen before include "powerful shot" , "Remarkable thing; noisy person; large water bird" , "express delivery" , "she'll give voice" , "South American bird with loud, harsh cry" .)