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Throw bat in table-tennis when losing lead (5)

Ross

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addle

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(Other definitions for addle that I've seen before include "becomes muddled" , "(Of eggs) become rotten" , "Mix up or confuse" , "Confuse - decay" , "Make rotten" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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