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Slip, for example, if going round tree (7)

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I believe the answer is:

fielder

'slip' is the definition.
(cricket term)

'if going round tree' is the wordplay.
'going round' says the letters should be written backwards.
'tree' becomes 'elder' (elder is a kind of tree).
'if' reversed gives 'fi'.
'fi'+'elder'='FIELDER'

'for example' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fielder that I've seen before include "he might be in a silly position" , "One as cover, slip" , "Player" , "Cricketing slip, say?" , "one in gully, perhaps" .)

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