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Forcibly removes great batsman (Stokes) at end of over (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uproots

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'forcibly removes great batsman stokes' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'at end of over' is the wordplay.
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'end of' becomes 'roots' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'over' becomes 'up' (e.g. if your time is up it is over).
'roots' put after 'up' is 'UPROOTS'.

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(Other definitions for uproots that I've seen before include "Displaces -- or put so (anag)" , "Completely destroys" , "Tears from natural habitat or ground" , "tears out of bed" , "Pulls (a plant) out of the ground" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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