Rugby players grasping nothing on a large pitch? (8)
I believe the answer is:
proposal
'pitch?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'rugby players grasping nothing on a large' is the wordplay.
'rugby players' becomes 'props' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'grasping' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing on' becomes 'o' (I've seen this in other clues).
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'props' placed around 'o' is 'propos'.
'propos'+'a'+'l'='PROPOSAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for proposal that I've seen before include "Suggestion put forward for consideration" , "Kind of offer, perhaps of marriage" , "Plan, suggestion" , "Offer, of marriage say" , "A suggestion, perhaps of marriage" .)