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English test player receiving ball hit square? Good delivery! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elocution

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'delivery' is the definition.
(I know that elocution is a type of delivery)

'english test player receiving ball hit square? good' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'ball' could be 'o' (O looks like a ball) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'hit' could be 'cut' (cutting is a kind of hitting) and 'cut' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lion' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for elocution that I've seen before include "vocal presentation" , "Clear enunciation" , "The skill of clear and expressive speech" , "The art of speaking expressively and well" , "Entice Lou into art of speaking expressively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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