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Batting posture, for example (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

instance

'example' is the definition.
('instance' can be a synonym of 'example')

'batting posture' is the wordplay.
'batting' becomes 'in'.
'posture' becomes 'stance' (stance is a kind of posture).
'in'+'stance'='INSTANCE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for instance that I've seen before include "Case or example from ancients" , "Exemplify" , "'Example, illustration (8)'" , "Canniest (anag) - occurrence" , "Particular example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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