The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LOB
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LOB
- Pitch black: zero light initially when getting up
- See how business starts to yield high return
- Look at first of bodies — and throw up!
- Dropping by in hall, one treated smashingly?
- Throw light on bald heads
- See bishop getting shot
- Toss up ball endlessly
- Deliver cricket ball up to get wicket taken – offering this delivery
- Throw ball after removing cover
- High Court strategy used by racketeer?
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The straight part
We know that "this delivery" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case this delivery = lob.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LOB mean?
LOB noun- (ball sports) A pass or stroke which arches high into the air.
- To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch.
- To throw.
- To put, place
- To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game.
- To let fall heavily or lazily.
- A lump.
- A country bumpkin; a yokel.
- A clumsy person.
- The person who comes last in a race.
- A lobworm.
- A fish, the European pollock.
- To cob (chip off unwanted pieces of stone).