Paper thrown at the match (8)
I believe the answer is:
confetti
'paper' is the definition.
(I know that confetti is a type of paper)
'thrown at the match' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'at' could be 'on' (location) and 'on' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for confetti that I've seen before include "shower of a union?" , "Alternative to rice" , "Paper used at weddings" , "Small bits thrown over bride and groom" , "Bits thrown over newly-weds" .)