Was on trial in international match? (6)
I believe the answer is:
tested
'was on trial in international match?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'on trial in international match?' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'trial in' becomes 'ed' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'international match?' becomes 'test' (I've seen this before).
'ed' after 'test' is 'TESTED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tested that I've seen before include "Proved" , "Measured for quality or reliability" , "Subjected to examination or trial" , "Put through a trial" , "critically examined" .)