Pair of decisions favouring bowler confirmed (3-3-3)

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out-and-out

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'confirmed' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for out-and-out that I've seen before include "In every respect" , "Thorough and complete - emphatically not indoors" , "Utter, absolute" , "Utter and thorough - never in" , "Absolute; completely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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