Wrestling team maniac hit stats analyst (13)

I believe the answer is:

mathematician

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'stats analyst' is the definition.
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'wrestling team maniac hit' is the wordplay.
'wrestling' is an anagram indicator.
'team'+'maniac'+'hit'='teammaniachit'
'teammaniachit' anagrammed gives 'MATHEMATICIAN'.

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(Other definitions for mathematician that I've seen before include "Studier of organisms and their surroundings" , "Number specialist" , "Eg, Leonhard Euler" , "Dealer in numbers" , "Euclid, say" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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