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Definite caught-and-bowled (3-3-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

out-and-out

'definite' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'caught-and-bowled' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'out'.
'bowled' becomes 'out' (cricket).
'out'+'and'+'out'='OUT-AND-OUT'

(Other definitions for out-and-out that I've seen before include "Utter and thorough - never in" , "Thorough and complete - emphatically not indoors" , "Thorough, surpassing" , "Absolute; completely" , "Utter, absolute" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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