The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 5 letter word LEG BREAK
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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E
G
B
R
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A
K
More clues leading to the result LEG BREAK
- Rest taken after member’s ball
- Cricket ball causing fracture?
- Something to deal with in hospital delivery
- On vacation, member has ball
- Nasty injury from cricket ball
- Support suspension of delivery
- Sort of spin from Labour’s leader, say, prior to recess
- Sort of spin on holiday
- Switch from on to off left, say, disconnection
- Limb fracture is something that a bowler may inflict
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "ball" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case ball = leg break.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.