Indian cricketer liked a VIP I ejected roughly (5,3)

I believe the answer is:

kapil dev

'indian cricketer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'liked a vip i ejected roughly' is the wordplay.
'ejected' is a deletion indicator.
'roughly' is an anagram indicator.
'liked'+'a'+'vip'='likedavip'
'likedavip' with 'i' removed is 'lkedavip'.
'lkedavip' anagrammed gives 'KAPIL DEV'.

(Another definition for kapil dev that I've seen is " Indian cricketer".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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