Leaves broken leg caught in traps (8)
I believe the answer is:
neglects
'leaves' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'broken leg caught in traps' is the wordplay.
'broken leg' becomes 'gle' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'traps' becomes 'nets' (net is a kind of trap).
'gle'+'c'='glec'
'glec' inserted within 'nets' is 'NEGLECTS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for neglects that I've seen before include "Ignores or overlooks" , "Fails to pay proper attention to" , "Leaves untended, fails to take proper care of" , "Disregards, leaves unattended" , "Fails to attend to" .)