Ring jokers writing about contracted setters Sri Lanka has (6)
I believe the answer is:
circus
'ring' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'jokers writing about contracted setters sri lanka has' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'writing' could be 'r' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'r' is found within the answer.
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'c' is located in the answer.
'setters' could be 'us' and 'us' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for circus that I've seen before include "Trvelling company of entertainers, usually with animals" , "Roundabout for the animal acts" , "See 7" , "See 2" , "Roman sporting arena" .)