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What bowler aims at from square leg? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ninepin

'what bowler aims at' is the definition.

'square leg?' is the wordplay.
'square' becomes 'nine' (I've seen this before).
'leg?' becomes 'pin' (pin is a kind of leg).
'nine'+'pin'='NINEPIN'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for ninepin that I've seen before include "over one goes" , "game" , "Type of bowling" , "What bowler tries to hit" , "Skittle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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