Player notes one of the rugby backs (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

music centre

'player' is the definition.
(a music centre plays music)

'notes one of the rugby backs' is the wordplay.
'notes' becomes 'music' (a piece of music is made up of musical notes).
'one of the rugby backs' becomes 'centre' (centre is a type of back in rugby).
'music'+'centre'='MUSIC CENTRE'

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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