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Part of defence of scorer facing bowler? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ravelin

'part of defence' is the definition.
(type of fortification)

'scorer facing bowler?' is the wordplay.
'scorer' becomes 'ravel' (Maurice Ravel).
'facing bowler?' becomes 'in' (as in being 'in' or batting in cricket).
'ravel'+'in'='RAVELIN'

'of' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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