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Grip had to change, racket drawn back (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adhesion

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'grip' is the definition.
(grip is something's adhesion to a surface)

'had to change racket drawn back' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'had' is 'adh' which is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for adhesion that I've seen before include "Adonis, he may be a sticker" , "Tackiness" , "Stickiness" , "The property of sticking" , "He's no aid to sticker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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