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Six balls left with run between Brisbane and Perth? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overland

'run between brisbane and perth?' is the definition.
(to overland is to travel a long distance on lan)

'six balls left with' is the wordplay.
'six balls' becomes 'over' (cricket).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'over'+'l'+'and'='OVERLAND'

(Other definitions for overland that I've seen before include "Cross-country" , "Lover Dan (anag.)" , "Not by water or air" , "By road or rail" , "By a route not involving sea or air travel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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