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Charge after pass for winger (9)

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I believe the answer is:

crossbill

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'winger' is the definition.
(crossbill is a kind of bird)

'charge after pass for' is the wordplay.
'charge' becomes 'bill' ('bill' can be a synonym of 'charge').
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pass for' becomes 'cross' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bill' put after 'cross' is 'CROSSBILL'.

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(Other definitions for crossbill that I've seen before include "Flier" , "Type of finch" , "bird" , "Flyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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