Graham Greene's position in sport? (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
third man
'sport?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'graham greene's position' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'position' could be 'third' (third is a kind of position) and 'third' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'man' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for third man that I've seen before include "1949 British film set in Vienna, starring Orson Welles" , "Cricket fielder - "The ___" (Orson Welles film)" , "mysterious one in movie" , "Abel" , "position in the field?" .)