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Taunt cricketer about India (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bait

'taunt' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cricketer about india' is the wordplay.
'cricketer' becomes 'bat' (I've seen this before).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'bat' going around 'i' is 'BAIT'.

(Other definitions for bait that I've seen before include "Worms, for example" , "Annoy; enticement" , "Deliberately annoy or taunt" , "What lures" , "Tempt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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