Sports ground has beginner glow maybe (7,5)

I believe the answer is:

bowling green

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'sports ground' is the definition.
'bowling green' can be an answer for 'ground' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'sports' bit.

'beginner glow maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'beginner'+'glow'='beginnerglow'
'beginnerglow' with letters rearranged gives 'BOWLING-GREEN'.

'has' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bowling green that I've seen before include "Where one finds woods" , "Lawn for playing on" , "Sporting area" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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