The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OPENERS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OPENERS
- Batsmen 1 and 2 in key roles
- Cover removers in action at start of cricket match
- Second of overs thrown — penalty introduced for pair of cricketers
- Writer getting terribly sore about certain batsmen
- They walk out to face the new ball
- Love writer's content in verse for the first few lines
- They might take bungs off leading cricketers
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What does OPENERS mean?
OPENERS noun- A person who opens something.
- A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
- (in combination) An establishment that opens.
- The player who starts the betting.
- (in the plural) Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
- A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together.
- The first act in a variety show or concert.
- A batsman who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
- The first in a series of events, items etc.; the first remark or sentence of a conversation.
- The first game played in a competition.
- The first goal or point scored.
- A period of time when it is legal to commercially fish.