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A neat player out somewhere on the pitch (7,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

penalty area

'somewhere on the pitch' is the definition.
(part of a football pitch)

'a neat player out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'a'+'neat'+'player'='aneatplayer'
'aneatplayer' anagrammed gives 'PENALTY AREA'.

(Other definitions for penalty area that I've seen before include "Region in front of a goalkeeper" , "It's adjacent to goal" , "Football's box" , "The 18-yard box" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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