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Rough measurement of sports field (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ballpark

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'rough' is the definition.
(as in a ballpark figure)

'measurement of sports field' is the wordplay.
'measurement of sports' becomes 'ball' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'field' becomes 'park'.
'ball'+'park'='BALLPARK'

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(Other definitions for ballpark that I've seen before include "place for pitchers" , "(Of a figure) approximate" , "Approximate range" , "rough area" , "sports arena" .)

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