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Stay as you are after falling on the pitch? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tarry

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'stay' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'falling on the pitch?' is the wordplay.
'falling' becomes 'ry' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the pitch?' becomes 'tar' ('tar' can be a synonym of 'pitch').
'ry' put after 'tar' is 'TARRY'.

'as you are after' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for tarry that I've seen before include "Drag one's feet" , "Delay leaving" , "perhaps not to split" , "Wait" , "Lag" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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