Good bowling - no runs for the boss! (8)
I believe the answer is:
governor
'the boss' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'good bowling no runs' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'bowling' becomes 'over' (cricket term).
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'g'+'over'+'no'+'r'='GOVERNOR'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for governor that I've seen before include "Regulating device" , "employer" , "Ron, go run up the state head" , "Viceroy" , "captain" .)