Old player, fellow's on pitch (9)

I believe the answer is:

mansfield

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'old player' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'fellow's on pitch' is the wordplay.
'fellow's' becomes 'man's' (fellow can mean a man).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'pitch' becomes 'field' (I've seen this before).
'mans'+'field'='MANSFIELD'

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(Other definitions for mansfield that I've seen before include "Midlands town" , "Name of former pin-up" , "Midland town" , "Book by Jane Austen" , "Notts town" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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