Rugby number one in a major game is not moving (6)
I believe the answer is:
atrest
'is not moving' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'rugby number one in a major game' is the wordplay.
'rugby number one' becomes 'r' (tst letter of 'rugby').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'major game' becomes 'test' (cricket test match. I am not sure about the 'major' bit.).
'a'+'test'='atest'
'r' going inside 'atest' is 'ATREST'.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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