Final contribution to a score draw by the short outside left (9)
I believe the answer is:
twentieth
'outside left' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'final contribution to a score draw by the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'score' could be 'tie' (I have seen 'Equal score ' mean 'tie' so perhaps 'score' could also mean 'tie') and 'tie' is found in the answer.
'final' could be 'nth' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'nth' is found within the leftover letters.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'we' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'short' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for twentieth that I've seen before include "Last century" , "at the end of a score" , "Ordinal number for this century" .)