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Spinner reported creases on pitch surface (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rumpelstiltskin

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'spinner' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Legendary spinner' mean 'rumpelstiltskin' so perhaps 'spinner' could also mean 'rumpelstiltskin')

'reported creases on pitch surface' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'pitch' could be 'tilt' (synonyms) and 'tilt' is located in the answer.
'surface' could be 'skin' (skin is a kind of surface) and 'skin' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for rumpelstiltskin that I've seen before include "Fairytale character (Grimm)" , "wee chap" , "[FAIRY STORY REF]" , "mischievous rascal" , "Legendary spinner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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