Go with con, arriving at meeting (8)
I believe the answer is:
trysting
'meeting' is the definition.
(a tryst is a secret meeting between lovers)
'go with con' is the wordplay.
'go' becomes 'try' (both can mean an attempt).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'con' becomes 'sting' (synonyms).
'try'+'sting'='TRYSTING'
'arriving at' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for trysting that I've seen before include "Agreeing to meet" , "meeting" .)