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First to bat using a corkscrew? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

opener

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This might be a double definition.

'first' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'corkscrew?' is the second definition.
(corkscrew is a kind of opener)

'to bat using a' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.

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(Other definitions for opener that I've seen before include "man, first to bat" , "No.1 or No.2 bat" , "device for getting at the drink" , "Corkscrew, for example" , "Batsman; kitchen utensil" .)

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