Withdrawing from sports ground, say, carrying racket (8)
I believe the answer is:
receding
'withdrawing' is the definition.
('recede' can be a synonym of 'withdraw')
'sports ground say carrying racket' is the wordplay.
'sports ground' becomes 'rec' (abbreviation for recreation ground).
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean for example).
'carrying' is an insertion indicator.
'racket' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud noise or disturbance).
'eg' placed around 'din' is 'eding'.
'rec'+'eding'='RECEDING'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for receding that I've seen before include "Withdrawing" , "Becoming more distant" , "In retreat" , "Going back or retreating - like hairline?" .)