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Caught one making bowlers talk a lot (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chatter

'talk a lot' is the definition.
(to chatter is to talk a lot)

'caught one making bowlers' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'one making bowlers' becomes 'hatter' (someone who might make bowler hats).
'c'+'hatter'='CHATTER'

(Other definitions for chatter that I've seen before include "Informal talk" , "Idle gossip" , "Trivial conversation" , "Talk incessantly" , "Talk noisily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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