Footballer's out wide after fine touches (7)

I believe the answer is:

fingers

'touches' is the definition.
(fingering is a kind of touching)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for fingers that I've seen is " Digits".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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