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Responsible for batting attack (2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in charge

'responsible' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'batting attack' is the wordplay.
'batting' becomes 'in'.
'attack' becomes 'charge' (charge is a kind of attack).
'in'+'charge'='IN CHARGE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for in charge that I've seen before include "At the helm" , "Having overall control" , "Leading" , "Commanding" , "Managing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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