Star briefly welcomes unknown extras (4)

I believe the answer is:

byes

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'extras' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for byes that I've seen before include "Greedy person; seabird" , "In cricket, runs scored from balls that pass the batman without being hit" , "Runs wicketkeeper concedes" , "Cricket extras" , "tournament passes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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