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Weary, having scored runs in match (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tie

'match' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for tie that I've seen before include "Fixture" , "Almost level" , "Gentleman's item of clothing" , "Knot; achieve the same score" , "Fasten the neckwear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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