Leaves a bad smell in the air after first goal for Ajax and others (6)
I believe the answer is:
greeks
'ajax and others' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'leaves a bad smell in the air after first goal' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'smell' could be 'reek' (reek is a kind of smell) and 'reek' is present in the answer.
'first goal' could be 'g' (1st letter of 'goal') and 'g' is found in the answer.
A single letter 's' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for greeks that I've seen before include "Virgil: 'I fear the ...... bearing gifts'" , "Athenians, maybe" , "Europeans" , "Eg, Athenians" , "Olympian team" .)