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Diehard conservative getting a share for cricket stroke (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

square cut

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'cricket stroke' is the definition.
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'diehard conservative getting a share' is the wordplay.
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'conservative' could be 'square' (I've seen this before) and 'square' is found in the answer.
'share' could be 'cut' (cut is a kind of share) and 'cut' is found within the answer.
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(Other definitions for square cut that I've seen before include "Shot" , "having a strong chin?" , "three instead of four?" , "so play this?" , "producing bang?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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