In row, perhaps, bad cut in first half of game (8)
I believe the answer is:
paddling
'in row perhaps bad cut in first half of game' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'in row perhaps bad cut in first half of game' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is within the answer.
'first' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
'game' could be 'p' (I have seen 'French game ' mean 'p' so perhaps 'game' could also mean 'p') and 'p' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paddling that I've seen before include "Propelling with a short, light oar" , "Canoeing" , "Fence" , "Walking in shallow water" , "wading a bit" .)