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Batting knocking the stuffing out of Derbyshire lower order comprehensively (2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in detail

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'comprehensively' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'batting knocking the stuffing out of derbyshire lower order' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'batting' could be 'in' (as in batting or being 'in' in cricket) and 'in' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for in detail that I've seen before include "Item by item" , "Where devil is said to be" , "Fully, point by point" , "Thoroughly - including all important particulars" , "Minutely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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