Grand place to watch the match? (5)
I believe the answer is:
stand
'grand place' is the definition.
'stand' can be an answer for 'place' (stand is a kind of place). I'm unsure of the 'grand' bit.
'watch the match?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sand' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stand that I've seen before include "stay the same in position" , "Seek election; attitude" , "Stall" , "Hold good < area for spectators < put up with" , "Decline to interfere when one should?" .)