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Build cricket side that's taken advantage of (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

put upon

'taken advantage of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'build cricket side' is the wordplay.
'build' becomes 'putup' (putting up is a kind of building**).
'cricket side' becomes 'on'.
'putup'+'on'='PUT-UPON'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for put upon that I've seen before include "Take advantage of" , "Abused" , "Exploited" , "as Cinderella was" , "Imposed on, taken advantage of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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