Players on holiday get shipwrecked (8)
I believe the answer is:
castaway
'shipwrecked' is the definition.
('castaway' can be a synonym of 'shipwrecked')
'players on holiday' is the wordplay.
'players' becomes 'cast' (I've seen this before).
'on holiday' becomes 'away' (I've seen this before).
'cast'+'away'='CASTAWAY'
'get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for castaway that I've seen before include "worthless" , "One stranded remotely" , "Shipwreck survivor" , "Shipwrecked or abandoned person like Robinson Crusoe" , "Someone stranded on a 12 island" .)