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Cricket side embarrassed about fellow awaiting trial (2,6)

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I believe the answer is:

on remand

'awaiting trial' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cricket side embarrassed about fellow' is the wordplay.
'cricket side' becomes 'on'.
'embarrassed' becomes 'red' (I've seen this before).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'fellow' becomes 'man' (I've seen this before**).
'red' enclosing 'man' is 'remand'.
'on'+'remand'='ON REMAND'

(Other definitions for on remand that I've seen before include "Not yet tried" , "officially not out" , "Awaiting trial" , "yet untried" , "Status of some prisoners" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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