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Ben Gould playing for club (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bludgeon

'club' is the definition.
(I know that club can be written as bludgeon)

'ben gould playing' is the wordplay.
'playing' is an anagram indicator.
'ben'+'gould'='bengould'
'bengould' is an anagram of 'BLUDGEON'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for bludgeon that I've seen before include "Beat repeatedly with a heavy object" , "Club used maliciously" , "(Beat with a) heavy stick" , "Hit with a heavy club" , "Thick stick with a heavy end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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