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Wear out racket receiving ball (2,2)

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I believe the answer is:

do in

'wear out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'racket receiving ball' is the wordplay.
'racket' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud noise or disturbance).
'receiving' indicates putting letters inside.
'ball' becomes 'o' (O looks like a ball).
'din' going around 'o' is 'DO IN'.

(Other definitions for do in that I've seen before include "Knock off" , "Murder" , "Get rid of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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