Sporting event possibly seen live in January (7)
I believe the answer is:
javelin
'sporting event' is the definition.
'javelin' can be an answer for 'event' (javelin is a kind of event). I am not certain of the 'sporting' bit.
'seen live in january' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'live' is 'veli' which is within the answer.
'january' could be 'jan' (synonyms) and 'jan' is found within the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'possibly' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for javelin that I've seen before include "Sporting spear" , "Field event missile" , "Spear for field event" , "Light spear" , "Long spear" .)