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Extraordinary strike by opener for Bangladesh, cut (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brisket

'cut' is the definition.
(I know that brisket is a type of cut of beef)

'extraordinary strike by opener for bangladesh' is the wordplay.
'extraordinary' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'opener for' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'bangladesh' is 'b'.
'strike' is an anagram of 'risket'.
'risket' after 'b' is 'BRISKET'.

(Other definitions for brisket that I've seen before include "Bet kris the cut of beef" , "Meat cut from the breast of an animal" , "Meat from a cow's chest" , "Risk bet on a strange cut of meat" , "Breast of four-legged animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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