Game player initially favoured by fortune (6)
I believe the answer is:
plucky
'game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'player initially favoured by fortune' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
'favoured' becomes 'y' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'fortune' becomes 'luck' (synonyms).
The first letter of 'player' is 'p'.
'y' after 'luck' is 'lucky'.
'p'+'lucky'='PLUCKY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plucky that I've seen before include "Valorous" , "Courageous or feisty" , "Showing determination in the face of difficulty" , "Bold" , "Showing courage, feisty" .)