Like the players to watch with some dedication? (6)
I believe the answer is:
seeded
'like the players to watch with some dedication?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'like the players to watch with some dedication?' is the wordplay.
'like the players' becomes 'de' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'watch' becomes 'see' (see can mean to view or watch).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'some' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'dedication' is 'd'.
'de' put after 'see' is 'seede'.
'seede'+'d'='SEEDED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seeded that I've seen before include "top players?" , "Among the favourites" , "Planted like top tennis player" , "Ranked in first 16 of tennis tournament" , "Sown" .)