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Ciro an Italian player still? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

immobile

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'still?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ciro an italian player' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'italian' could be 'i' (abbreviation for Italian) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'player' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for immobile that I've seen before include "Incapable of motion" , "Still" , "stuck in the station, maybe" , "Motionless" , "Unmoving" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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