Cryptic crossword clue
Time when cricketers might appear? 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 1 letter word ELEVEN  –

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The straight part
We know that "Time when cricketers might appear" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case time when cricketers might appear = eleven  –.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ELEVEN  – mean?

ELEVEN  – noun
  1. A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
  2. A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
  3. Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
  4. A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
ELEVEN  – numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.

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