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If sent off, he finishes up early, perhaps (6)

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I believe the answer is:

player

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'if sent off he finishes' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'up early perhaps' is the wordplay.
'up' becomes 'p' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'perhaps' indicates an anagram.
'early' anagrammed gives 'layer'.
'p'+'layer'='PLAYER'

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(Other definitions for player that I've seen before include "South African golfer, b. 1935" , "Person who takes part in a game" , "Important participant" , "Active sportsperson" , "Professional musician - team sportsperson" .)

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