Group of players missing header right before six-footer arrives for corner? (8)
I believe the answer is:
quadrant
'arrives for corner?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'group of players missing header right before six-footer' is the wordplay.
'group of players' becomes 'squad' (I've seen this before).
'missing header' means to remove the first letter.
'right before' becomes 'r' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'before' bit.).
'six footer' becomes 'ant' (an ant has six feet).
'squad' with its initial letter taken away is 'quad'.
'quad'+'r'+'ant'='QUADRANT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for quadrant that I've seen before include "Instrument" , "Quarter-circle" , "Segment of circle" , "Half of a semicircle" , "Quarter sector of circle" .)