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Warne was one to twist his hat! (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spin bowler

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'warne was one to twist his hat' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'twist his hat' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'twist' could be 'spin' (spinning is a kind of twisting) and 'spin' is found in the answer.
'hat' could be 'bowler' (bowler is a kind of hat) and 'bowler' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for spin bowler that I've seen before include "Cricket player" , "Cricketer" .)

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