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Football star caught gathering in a shot, miraculously able to save (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

messianic

'miraculously able to save' is the definition.
(as in the Messiah)

'football star caught gathering in a shot' is the wordplay.
'football star' becomes 'Messi' (Lionel Messi is a footballer).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'gathering' is an insertion indicator (gather can mean to acquire or bring in).
'shot' indicates an anagram.
'messi'+'c'='messic'
'in'+'a'='ina'
'ina' anagrammed gives 'ian'.
'messic' going around 'ian' is 'MESSIANIC'.

(Another definition for messianic that I've seen is " of expected champion".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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