Strong batting, perfect for example (7)
I believe the answer is:
intense
'strong' is the definition.
('intense' can be similar in meaning to 'strong')
'batting perfect for example' is the wordplay.
'batting' becomes 'in'.
'perfect for example' becomes 'tense' (perfect is a kind of tense**).
'in'+'tense'='INTENSE'
(Other definitions for intense that I've seen before include "Strongly-felt" , "Teen sin (anag.)" , "Showing strong feelings or opinions" , "Strong in degree or emotion" , "burning" .)