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Bowled over striker's top glove (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smitten

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'bowled over' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'striker's top glove' is the wordplay.
'striker's top' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'glove' becomes 'mitten' (mitten is a kind of glove).
's'+'mitten'='SMITTEN'

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(Other definitions for smitten that I've seen before include "Severely afflicted" , "Obsessed (when in love?)" , "bowled over" , "Struck (by love?)" , "Captivated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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