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Batter of the canny type? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

opener

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'batter of the canny type?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for opener that I've seen before include "First part" , "It may provide access to food" , "A key or a bottle top remover" , "First going in to bat" , "player, first to bat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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