Cryptic crossword clue
Incidental development from some bowling at a single stump 4-3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SPIN-OFF

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What does SPIN-OFF mean?

SPIN-OFF noun
  1. An offshoot.
  2. An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.
  3. By-product.
  4. A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.
  5. The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

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