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Maybe extra keen on encounter (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

run into

'encounter' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'maybe extra keen' is the wordplay.
'maybe extra' becomes 'run' (extra is a type of run in cricket).
'keen' becomes 'into'.
'run'+'into'='RUN INTO'

'on' is the link.

(Other definitions for run into that I've seen before include "Meet (a person) by chance" , "Happen to meet - with a bump?" , "Encounter by chance - or collision?" , "Come across, encounter" , "charge?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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