Temptation to dismiss one MCC player? (3)

I believe the answer is:

bat

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'mcc player?' is the definition.
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'temptation to dismiss one' is the wordplay.
'temptation' becomes 'bait' (bait is a kind of temptation).
'to dismiss' suggests deleting specific letters.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'bait' with 'i' taken away is 'BAT'.

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(Other definitions for bat that I've seen before include "A mammal; a club" , "Night flier" , "Small winged mammal, may be vampire" , "Small mammal or cricket striker" , "Creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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