Take in run, coming in second (5)
I believe the answer is:
trick
'take in' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'run coming in second' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'coming in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'second' becomes 'tick' (both can mean a very short amount of time).
'r' placed within 'tick' is 'TRICK'.
(Other definitions for trick that I've seen before include "Mischievous joke" , "Round of played cards" , "Dupe; ruse" , "Round of cards; prank" , "Deceive, perhaps with cards" .)