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Opening for scrum-half to lean over prop (5)

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stilt

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'prop' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for stilt that I've seen before include "Flier" , "gets one member off the ground" , "laboured and unnatural in the past" , "Supporting column driven into the ground - wading bird" , "Long-legged wader" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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