Make it clear that a fieldsman's in no position to bat (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
point out
'make it' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'clear that a fieldsman's in no position to bat' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
'no' could be 'o' (O resembles 0) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'to' is present in the answer.
'position' could be 'put' (synonyms) and 'put' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for point out that I've seen before include "Bring up" , "Indicate, draw attention to" , "Specify" , "Make clear" .)