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Any number swamped by record break - might one save four? (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

long stop

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'one save four?' is the definition.
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'any number swamped by record break' is the wordplay.
'any number' becomes 'n' (mathematical symbol for an unspecified number).
'swamped by' is an insertion indicator.
'record' becomes 'log' (log is a kind of record).
'break' becomes 'stop' (both can mean to malfunction or stop working).
'n' inserted into 'log' is 'long'.
'long'+'stop'='LONG-STOP'

'might' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for long stop that I've seen is " Sportsman on the field".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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