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Phone for a replacement bowler (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blower

'phone' is the definition.
(informal term for telephone)

'a replacement bowler' is the wordplay.
'a replacement' is an anagram indicator.
'bowler' with letters rearranged gives 'BLOWER'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for blower that I've seen before include "Fan; telephone (colloq.)" , "It produces an air blast" , "Fan - phone" , "Fan - telephone (slang)" , "One producing current" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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