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Port deprived of five hundred and six deliveries? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

over

'six deliveries?' is the definition.
(cricket term)

'port deprived of five hundred' is the wordplay.
'port' becomes 'dover' (I've seen this before).
'deprived of' is a deletion indicator.
'five hundred' becomes 'd' (synonyms).
'dover' with 'd' taken out is 'OVER'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for over that I've seen before include "Beyond; finished" , "See 12" , "Round of six bowls in cricket - then it's finished" , "Directly above" , "The delivery is concluded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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