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Bar close to outfield reserved (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saved

'reserved' is the definition.
(saving is a kind of reserving)

'bar close to outfield' is the wordplay.
'bar' becomes 'save' (save is a kind of bar**).
'close to' says to take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'outfield' is 'd'.
'save'+'d'='SAVED'

(Other definitions for saved that I've seen before include "Conserved" , "Preserved" , "Stored for future use" , "Redeemed or rescued" , "Prevented from dying" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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