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That is chump catching ball (2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

to wit

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'that is' is the definition.
('to wit' can mean 'namely' or 'that is')

'chump catching ball' is the wordplay.
'chump' becomes 'twit' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'catching' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ball' becomes 'o'.
'twit' placed around 'o' is 'TO WIT'.

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(Other definitions for to wit that I've seen before include "That is to say" , "i.e." , "specifically" , "what to do with a broken-down car!" , "In other words" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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