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Thus might rugby player run from fraction (3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fly-half

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'thus might rugby' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'player run from fraction' is the wordplay.
'player run' becomes 'fly' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fraction' becomes 'half' (half is a kind of fraction).
'fly'+'half'='FLY-HALF'

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(Another definition for fly-half that I've seen is " Stand-off".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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