Misinterprets lost item as relating to athletes? (9)
I believe the answer is:
sprinters
'to athletes?' is the definition.
(sprinter is a kind of athlete)
'misinterprets lost item as relating' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'as' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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