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Batting ruse team judge to be disrespectful (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inconsiderate

'disrespectful' is the definition.
(both can mean thoughtless)

'batting ruse team judge to be' is the wordplay.
'batting' becomes 'in' (as in batting or being 'in' in cricket).
'ruse' becomes 'con' (I've seen this in another clue).
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'judge to be' becomes 'rate' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in'+'con'+'side'+'rate'='INCONSIDERATE'

(Other definitions for inconsiderate that I've seen before include "Unkind" , "Self-centred" , "Without regard for the feelings of others" , "Lacking regard for the feelings of others" , "showing no regard for others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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