Sportsman given a point runs twice (7)
I believe the answer is:
federer
'sportsman' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'given a point runs twice' is the wordplay.
'given' becomes 'fed' ('feed' can be a synonym of 'give').
'a point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'twice' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'e'+'r'='er'
'er' doubled is 'erer'.
'fed'+'erer'='FEDERER'
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