The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word LEG SPIN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result LEG SPIN
- Penny’s back on stage, wearing a type of bowler
- Sort of bowler seen in stage turn
- Style of delivery from member with political bias
- It might make a ball break off three stumps!
- Tweaks take shape from right to left – in this?
- Bowling succeeded, breaking two stumps!
- Member’s turn to compose form of delivery
- What perhaps turns off smart ‘square’ posh girl on rebound?
- Returning shots, posh girl’s breaking ball
- Type of delivery members nail
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The straight part
We know that "type of bowler" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case type of bowler = leg spin.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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