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Not yet having taken a knock (2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

to bat

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'knock' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'not yet having taken a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tbt' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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