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Tramp's son developed into cricketer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sportsman

'cricketer' is the definition.
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'tramp's son developed' is the wordplay.
'developed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tramps'+'son'='trampsson'
'trampsson' anagrammed gives 'SPORTSMAN'.

'into' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sportsman that I've seen before include "Chap aiming for game" , "Game fellow" , "player" , "Eg, athlete" , "He engages in physical games" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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