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Runs out for The Ashes (4)

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I believe the answer is:

urns

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'the ashes' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'runs out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'runs' anagrammed gives 'URNS'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for urns that I've seen before include "Large vessels for tea" , "Large pots for tea" , "Vessels to hold the ashes of the dead" , "Vaselike vessels on pedestals" , "Burial vases" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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