Clare's town bishop stops unlikely missile in court (6,4)

I believe the answer is:

tennis ball

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'missile in court' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
I also know that 'court' relates to this answer.

'clare's town bishop stops unlikely' is the wordplay.
'clare's town' becomes 'ennis' (town in County Clare).
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'stops' is an insertion indicator.
'unlikely' becomes 'tall' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ennis'+'b'='ennisb'
'ennisb' inserted into 'tall' is 'TENNIS-BALL'.

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(Other definitions for tennis ball that I've seen before include "Item hit with rackets" , "Something hit by racquets" , "Participant in rally" , "Item for Wimbledon game" , "Wimbledon equipment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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