Pushed through and bowled English out (7)

I believe the answer is:

elbowed

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'pushed through' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'bowled english out' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'bowled'+'e'='bowlede'
'bowlede' anagrammed gives 'ELBOWED'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for elbowed that I've seen before include "Jostled" , "Pushed (someone aside)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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