Girl working to outlaw foremost activity in rodeo (8)
I believe the answer is:
lassoing
'girl working' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'outlaw foremost activity in rodeo' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'activity' could be 'ass' (ass is a kind of activity) and 'ass' is located in the answer.
'in' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'log' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lassoing that I've seen before include "Roping (as a cowboy might)" , "Noosing" .)