Lovely ground stroke in tennis (6)

I believe the answer is:

volley

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'stroke in tennis' is the definition.
'volley' can be an answer for 'stroke' (volley is a kind of stroke). I am unsure of the 'in tennis' bit.

'lovely ground' is the wordplay.
'ground' is an anagram indicator ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'lovely' is an anagram of 'VOLLEY'.

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(Other definitions for volley that I've seen before include "Cannonade" , "A flight of missiles" , "Simultaneous discharge of a number of firearms" , "Shot played before the ball bounces" , "Salvo (of bullets)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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