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Cricketer, sympathetic about trouble (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tail-ender

'cricketer' is the definition.
(type of cricketer)

'sympathetic about trouble' is the wordplay.
'sympathetic' becomes 'tender'.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'trouble' becomes 'ail' ('ail' can be a synonym of 'trouble').
'tender' enclosing 'ail' is 'TAIL-ENDER'.

(Other definitions for tail-ender that I've seen before include "Last cricketer in" , "Last man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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