Famous cricketer starts for Gloucestershire, opening with eighty runs (5)

I believe the answer is:

gower

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'famous cricketer' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'starts for gloucestershire opening with eighty runs' is the wordplay.
'starts for' indicates taking the first letters (I've seen 'start for' mean this).
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
The initial letters of 'gloucestershire opening with eighty' is 'gowe'.
'gowe'+'r'='GOWER'

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(Other definitions for gower that I've seen before include "Swansea peninsula; a captain (Henry V)" , "Welsh peninsula" , "Peninsula - cricketer" , "character 8 [OF SHAKESPEARE]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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