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Batting team dismissed comprehensively (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

inside out

'comprehensively' is the definition.
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'batting team dismissed' is the wordplay.
'batting' becomes 'in'.
'team' becomes 'side' (I've seen this before).
'dismissed' becomes 'out' (I've seen this before).
'in'+'side'+'out'='INSIDE-OUT'

(Other definitions for inside out that I've seen before include "comprehensively" , "how expert knows his trade?" , "showing things the wrong way round" , "reversal of normal" , "exposing the wrong face?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Guardian.
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