Local owners of ground beside cricket ground (9)

I believe the answer is:

landlords

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'local owners' is the definition.
'landlords' can be an answer for 'owners' (landlord is a kind of owner). I am not sure about the 'local' bit.

'ground beside cricket ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'beside' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'cricket ground' becomes 'lords' (English cricket ground).
'land'+'lords'='LANDLORDS'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for landlords that I've seen before include "letters" , "They lease out properties" , "maybe posted locally?" , "People in pubs" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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