Sporting event occasioning wild hoots (5)
I believe the answer is:
shoot
'sporting event' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'wild hoots' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hoots' with letters rearranged gives 'SHOOT'.
'occasioning' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shoot that I've seen before include "country sport" , "Hit with a missile or take a picture" , "Fire - new growth" , "modelling session" , "New growth; last word of Hamlet" .)