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Intruder right to chase second ball lodged in tree (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trespasser

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'intruder' is the definition.
(I know that intruder can be written as trespasser)

'right to chase second ball lodged in tree' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to chase' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'ball' becomes 'pass' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'lodged in' is an insertion indicator.
's'+'pass'='spass'
'spass' going into 'tree' is 'trespasse'.
'r' after 'trespasse' is 'TRESPASSER'.

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(Other definitions for trespasser that I've seen before include "One poaches, say" , "Palace intruder" , "Uninvited visitor" , "Intruder into another's land" , "sinner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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