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High wind in game cramping current cricket club (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

piccolo

'high wind' is the definition.
(high-pitched wind instrument)

'game cramping current cricket club' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'polo' (polo is a kind of game).
'cramping' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are cramped inside).
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'cricket club' becomes 'cc' (cricketing abbreviation).
'i'+'cc'='icc'
'polo' going around 'icc' is 'PICCOLO'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for piccolo that I've seen before include "Small high-pitched flute" , "Instrument of the flute family" , "producer of note" , "Played, perhaps" , "Musical instrument - little (Italian)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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