Remote chance of a 2-iron to the green? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
long shot
'remote chance' is the definition.
'long shot' can be an answer for 'chance' (I have seen 'Outside chance ' mean 'long shot' so perhaps 'chance' could also mean 'long shot'). I am not certain of the 'remote' bit.
'a 2-iron to the green?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'iron' could be 'long' (long iron is a kind of iron) and 'long' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for long shot that I've seen before include "An attempt unlikely to be successful" , "It's not a close-up" , "improbable venture" , "A bet on outsider" , "Not much chance" .)