A speechless player (5)

I believe the answer is:

extra

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'player' is the definition.
(I know that extra is a type of player)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for extra that I've seen before include "There's more" , "fortuitous run" , "23 player?" , "Maybe wide" , "Additional, more than expected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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