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'Duffer's not half fouled up with ball!' (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chip

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'ball' is the definition.
(I have seen 'High ball' mean 'chip' so perhaps 'ball' could also mean 'chip')

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(Other definitions for chip that I've seen before include "Golf shot from near the green" , "Counter used to represent money in games" , "Murphy sliced" , "Thin piece, of wood or potato say" , "On the shoulder, it's a sign of resentment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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