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Made a scratch and gained a point (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scored

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'gained a point' is the definition.
'scored' can be an answer for 'gained' (scoring is a kind of gaining). I'm unsure of the 'a point' bit.

'made a scratch' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'scratch' could be 'score' (score is a kind of scratch) and 'score' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for scored that I've seen before include "ran" , "Gained points in a game" , "graded" , "Delivered the ball in the net" , "Made runs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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