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In cricket, the achievement of a bowler in taking three wickets with successive balls (3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

hat trick

(Other definitions for hat trick that I've seen before include "Taking three wickets with consecutive balls" , "three dismissals" , "Achievement of three successive victories" , "Threefold feat" , "Three scores by one person, say goals in a match" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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