With feet on the ground, he muddled along with losses (8)
I believe the answer is:
shoeless
'with feet on the ground' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.
'he muddled along with losses' is the wordplay.
'muddled along with' indicates an anagram.
'he' mixed up with 'losses' gives 'SHOELESS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shoeless that I've seen before include "like Joe Jackson?" , "Having no use for trainers" , "Unshod" .)