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Having rolled a lofty pitch, test results in draw (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tombola

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'draw' is the definition.
(prize draw)

'having rolled a lofty pitch test' is the wordplay.
'having rolled' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'lofty pitch' becomes 'lob' (both can mean to throw. I am not sure about the 'lofty' bit.).
'test' becomes 'MOT' (as in an MOT test for a vehicle).
'a'+'lob'+'mot'='alobmot'
'alobmot' in reverse letter order is 'TOMBOLA'.

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(Other definitions for tombola that I've seen before include "Lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum" , "Fete game" , "Lottery with a rotating drum" , "fund-raising event" , "Ticket-drawing game" .)

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