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Yesteryear's songstress partic­ipates in cricket match (6)

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I believe the answer is:

fields

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'yesteryear's songstress participates' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'cricket match' is the wordplay.
'cricket' becomes 'field cricket' (field cricket is a kind of cricket).
'match' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'field'+'s'='FIELDS'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fields that I've seen before include "Cleared tracts of land" , "See 25 Down" , "Deals with" , "Cleared areas of land" , "See 5" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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