Score from left in play when ball's thrown out? (6)
I believe the answer is:
twenty
'score' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'left in play when ball's thrown out?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'left' could be 'went' (left can mean went away) and 'went' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for twenty that I've seen before include "Cardinal" , "No. between 5 and 1 on dartboard" , "previous clue?" , "with two crosses" , "Hundredweights to a ton" .)