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Bowled slow break for game (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bowls

'game' is the definition.
(bowls is a kind of game)

'bowled slow break' is the wordplay.
'bowled' becomes 'b' (cricket abbreviation).
'break' indicates an anagram.
'slow' with letters rearranged gives 'owls'.
'b'+'owls'='BOWLS'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bowls that I've seen before include "Game; vessels" , "Throws or rolls a ball" , "Rolls smoothly along the ground" , "Game played on green" , "Kitchen vessels" .)

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