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Cricket game: plan to include one high-flier (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

test pilot

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'flier' is the definition.
(I know that test pilot is a type of aircraft pilot)

'cricket game plan to include one' is the wordplay.
'cricket game' becomes 'test' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'plan' becomes 'plot' (plot is a kind of plan).
'to include' indicates putting letters inside.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'plot' enclosing 'i' is 'pilot'.
'test'+'pilot'='TEST-PILOT'

'high' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for test pilot that I've seen before include "Experimental flyer" , "one examining details of flight, spin, etc" , "highflying expert" , "one occupying 21 [COCKPIT]" , "Stop title (anag.)" .)

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