Ball taken before bouncing, lovely shot! (6)

I believe the answer is:

volley

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'shot' is the definition.
(I know that volley is a type of return)

'ball taken before bouncing lovely' is the wordplay.
'lovely' can be anagrammed to 'VOLLEY'.
However, I am not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for volley that I've seen before include "Simultaneous discharge of a number of firearms" , "Shot played before the ball bounces" , "Salvo (of bullets)" , "Lovely (anag.)" , "Tennis, football, shot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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