Traditional bat-and-ball game on which baseball is based (8)

I believe the answer is:

rounders

(Other definitions for rounders that I've seen before include "Game played with bat and ball" , "Game resembling baseball" , "Local form of American baseball" , "Bat-and-ball game" , "Game similar to baseball" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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