Go one man short at football and get defeated? (6)
I believe the answer is:
beaten
'defeated?' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'go one man short at football' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'go' could be 'beat' (beating is a kind of going) and 'beat' is present in the answer.
'man' could be 'n' (knight, a man in chess) and 'n' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beaten that I've seen before include "Defeated or overcome" , "Struck; defeated" , "Vanquished" , "Trounced" , "Defeated - thrashed" .)