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Foul defender and there's response (8)

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I believe the answer is:

kickback

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'there's response' is the definition.
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'foul defender' is the wordplay.
'foul' becomes 'kick' (type of football foul).
'defender' becomes 'back' (I've seen this before).
'kick'+'back'='KICKBACK'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for kickback that I've seen before include "Underhand payment" , "(Illicit) confidential payment to facilitator" , "Forceful recoil" , "special gift" , "Bribe - recoil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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