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Urged on to play cricket, though by nature a jockey? (3-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bow-legged

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'cricket though by nature a jockey?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'urged on to play' is the wordplay.
'urged on' becomes 'legged' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'play' becomes 'bow' (bowing is a kind of playing).
'legged' after 'bow' is 'BOW-LEGGED'.

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(Another definition for bow-legged that I've seen is " Bandy".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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