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Pre-match game caught by cross mischief-maker (5,10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

robin goodfellow

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'mischief-maker' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pre-match game caught by cross' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'match' could be 'go' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'go' is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for robin goodfellow that I've seen before include "Puck" , "Prankster" , "Brownie" , "Mischief-maker" , "Shakespearean knave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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