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Right choice, wrong time for one of those on the rebound (8)

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I believe the answer is:

ricochet

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'the rebound' is the definition.
(ricochet is a kind of rebound)

'right choice wrong time for' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'time for' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'choice' is an anagram of 'icoche'.
'r'+'icoche'+'t'='RICOCHET'

'one of those on' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for ricochet that I've seen before include "Glance" , "Bullet bouncing back" , "Deflection of bullet's path" , "Film" , "The rebound of a bullet off a surface" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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