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Scorer has run out of play, perhaps? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satie

'scorer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'run out of play perhaps?' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'play perhaps?' becomes 'satire' (a play might be a satire).
'satire' with 'r' taken away is 'SATIE'.

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for satie that I've seen before include "scorer" , "Erik -----, French early minimalist composer" , "Erik -, nineteenth to twentieth century French composer" , "French composer (Trois Gymnopedies)" , "creative Frenchman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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