Leicestershire’s opening pair handling over in game (8)
I believe the answer is:
lacrosse
'in game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'leicestershire's opening pair handling' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'opening' could be 'os' (os is a kind of opening) and 'os' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'over' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lacrosse that I've seen before include "Ball game using netted stick" , "Game played with nets on sticks" , "Like thirteen of the other clues in the French" , "Game played with netted sticks" , "Game played with a netted stick" .)