Hit man and two mugs at the crease? (8)
I believe the answer is:
assassin
'hit man' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'two mugs at the crease?' is the wordplay.
'two mugs' means two replacements for 'mug'.
'mug' becomes 'ass' (I've seen this before).
'mug' becomes 'ass' (I've seen this before).
'at the crease?' becomes 'in' (cricket term).
'ass'+'ass'+'in'='ASSASSIN'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for assassin that I've seen before include "Hired murderer" , "Asians SS? (Anag)" , "hit man" , "Paid killer" , "Terrorist" .)