Award given to player on screen, opener doffing cap (4)

I believe the answer is:

emmy

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'award' is the definition.
(I know that Emmy is a type of award)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for emmy that I've seen before include "British television award" , "Academy of Television Arts and Sciences award" , "Least complicated" , "American television award" , "US TV award" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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