The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INFIELD
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More clues leading to the result INFIELD
- One not believing that diamonds have dropped down from fence?
- Where one might see cowslips too!
- Batting with the opposing players close to the wicket
- Holding office, handle questions where slips normally appear
- Silly place to play cricket
- Unbeliever died moving down centre of arena
- Non-believer drops penny inside the circle
- Toward wicket, one lacking faith died down
- Infidel smashed part of a diamond
- A slice from Hoddle, if nicely set up towards the box?
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The straight part
We know that "down from fence?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case down from fence? = infield.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does INFIELD mean?
INFIELD noun- The area inside a racetrack or running track.
- A constrained scope or area.
- An area to cultivate: a field
- The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
- (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield.
- The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
- To enclose (a piece of land); make a field of.
- Toward or into the infield.