If hyphenated, a close result? (3,3)
I believe the answer is:
one nil
'if hyphenated' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'a close result?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' could be 'one' and 'one' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'nil' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for one nil that I've seen is " Narrow victory".)