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Balls found when emptying older buildings (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orbs

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'balls' is the definition.
('orb' can be a synonym of 'ball')

'emptying older buildings' is the wordplay.
'emptying' suggests removing the centre.
'buildings' becomes 'bs' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'older' with its middle removed is 'or'.
'or'+'bs'='ORBS'

'found when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for orbs that I've seen before include "Spherical objects" , "Round objects" , "Poetic spheres or eyes" , "Eyeballs" , "Nices eyes, bros" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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