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Pointing an umpire out? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

referring

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'pointing' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'umpire out?' is the wordplay.
'umpire' becomes 'ref' (short for referee).
'out?' becomes 'erring' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ref'+'erring'='REFERRING'

'an' is the link.

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(Other definitions for referring that I've seen before include "Consulting" , "Alluding, bringing up" , "Adverting" , "Pertaining, relating" , "Directing for information or having relation to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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