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Run out before Bill bowled first wide (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

broad

'wide' is the definition.
('broad' can be a synonym of 'wide')

'run out before bill bowled first' is the wordplay.
'run out' becomes 'ro' (cricket abbreviation).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bill' becomes 'ad' (advertisement stuck on wall).
'bowled' becomes 'b' (cricket abbreviation).
'first' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ro' put next to 'ad' is 'road'.
'road' put after 'b' is 'BROAD'.

(Other definitions for broad that I've seen before include "extensive" , "not detailed" , "River expansion" , "dame" , "East Anglian waterway" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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