The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word LEG SLIP
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LEG SLIP
- Cricketer’s support to decline
- Fielder supports insolence
- Members cheek fielder
- Cricketer's supporters answering back
- Reveal in error using grams for tons where one may be caught out
- Body parts may be found in the field
- Supporters kiss cricketer in field
- Cricketer supports barracking?
- Cricketer and members going over feature
- One close to wicketkeeper having edge on members
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "may be found in the field" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case may be found in the field = leg slip.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.