One caught by flying leap sadly departs pitch (7,5)
I believe the answer is:
playing field
'pitch' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for playing field that I've seen before include "level, to be fair" , "performing nocturne?" , "Sports ground" , "Avoiding attachment to one special" , "Pitch" .)