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England batter sure to be restricted and unable to blossom? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

rootbound

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'be restricted and unable to blossom?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'england batter sure' is the wordplay.
'england batter' becomes 'root' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sure' becomes 'bound' (synonyms).
'root'+'bound'='ROOTBOUND'

'to' acts as a link.

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