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Winger receiving ball turned like this, look (9)

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I believe the answer is:

goosander

'winger' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'receiving ball turned like this look' is the wordplay.
'receiving' indicates putting letters inside.
'ball' becomes 'o' (O looks like a ball).
'turned' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'like this' becomes 'so' ('like so').
'look' becomes 'gander' (informal term for a look or glance).
'so' written backwards gives 'os'.
'o'+'os'='oos'
'oos' put inside 'gander' is 'GOOSANDER'.

(Other definitions for goosander that I've seen before include "duck" , "Waterbird" , "Bird" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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