She and I protract construction of area for players (9,3)
I believe the answer is:
orchestra pit
'area for players' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'she and i protract construction' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'construction' indicates an anagram (answer constructed from certain letters).
'she'+'i'+'protract'='sheiprotract'
'sheiprotract' is an anagram of 'ORCHESTRA PIT'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for orchestra pit that I've seen before include "Part of a theatre" , "Sunken area for theatre musicians" , "space for musicians" , "Place for theatre musicians" , "wind down in one" .)