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With regular saves on field, no goals (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nil

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'with regular saves on field' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'no goals' is the wordplay.
'no' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation).
'goals' becomes 'il' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'n'+'il'='NIL'

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(Other definitions for nil that I've seen before include "Love" , "Nothing, zilch" , "Zero, no score" , "duck" , "Nix, nada, nothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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