Lose cars in game (8)
I believe the answer is:
lacrosse
'in game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'lose cars' is the wordplay.
'lose cars' anagrams to 'LACROSSE'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lacrosse that I've seen before include "Game played with nets on sticks" , "Score's uncertain after the Spanish" , "Game played with netted sticks" , "Game played with a netted stick" , "Ball game using netted stick" .)