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Opener pads close to stumps, facing a spinning delivery (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doosra

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'delivery' is the definition.
(I know that Doosra is a type of delivery)

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(Other definitions for doosra that I've seen before include "special delivery" , "Ball that spins" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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