Crossword Genius

Sport involving power a lot (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

water polo

'sport' is the definition.
(water polo is a kind of sport)

'involving power a lot' is the wordplay.
'involving' indicates anagramming the letters.
'power'+'a'+'lot'='poweralot'
'poweralot' is an anagram of 'WATER-POLO'.

(Other definitions for water polo that I've seen before include "Team sport with wet participants" , "Game played by teams of swimmers with large ball" , "Sport for swimmers" , "Game played by swimming teams with large ball" , "Game played by tams of swimmers with large ball (5.4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app