Lead rower could not even claim Olympics final (9)
I believe the answer is:
cupboards
'lead rower could not even claim olympics final' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'lead rower could not even claim olympics final' is the wordplay.
'lead' becomes 'Pb' (Pb is the chemical symbol for lead).
'rower' becomes 'oar' (I've seen this before).
'not even' indicates alternate letters (remove even-numbered letters).
'claim' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are claimed or taken in).
'final' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'olympics' is 's'.
The alternating letters of 'could' are 'cud'.
'pb'+'oar'='pboar'
'pboar' going inside 'cud' is 'cupboard'.
'cupboard'+'s'='CUPBOARDS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cupboards that I've seen before include "cabinets" , "Places for storing" , "Stores" , "Might cab drop us off at the storage furniture pieces?" , "Absurd cop hiding in furniture" .)