Terribly sad about a bad game, there are compensations (7)
I believe the answer is:
damages
'there are compensations' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'terribly sad about a bad game' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a bad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sad' anagrammed gives 'das'.
'game' is an anagram of 'mage'.
'das' enclosing 'mage' is 'DAMAGES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for damages that I've seen before include "Money paid in compensation for loss or injury" , "Hurts" , "weakens" , "Money awarded as compensation" , "Moneys paid as compensation for an injury" .)