The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 4 letter word MAIDEN OVER
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More clues leading to the result MAIDEN OVER
- Girl finished tidy bit of bowling
- Chaps receiving help recovered from unproductive bowling spell
- New and concerning example of no-one getting the runs
- You won’t score with this girl in a superior position
- Girl gone to find success in a particular field
- I’m Ned, I am, making cheap deliveries
- Dynamic type admitting excellent study is a success in a particular field
- Some good bowling by mover
- Bowler's feat hiding six balls under a young girl
- Spell in which nobody gets the runs
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The straight part
We know that "example of no-one getting the runs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case example of no-one getting the runs = maiden over.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.
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