Bowl a no-ball, as clear record broken by Stokes (8)
I believe the answer is:
overstep
'bowl a no-ball as' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'clear record broken by stokes' is the wordplay.
'clear' becomes 'overt' (both can mean apparent or obvious).
'record' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'broken by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters break into the word).
'stokes' becomes 's' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'overt'+'ep'='overtep'
'overtep' going around 's' is 'OVERSTEP'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overstep that I've seen before include "Transgress" , "Go beyond (a limit)" , "Go past (the mark)" , "offend at the crease" , "go too far" .)