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Facing the bowler this time, always or not at all (2,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in no way

'not at all' is the definition.
('in no way' can be a synonym of 'not at all')

'facing the bowler this time always' is the wordplay.
'facing the bowler' becomes 'in' (someone batting in cricket is 'in').
'this time' becomes 'now' (now is a kind of time).
'always' becomes 'ay'.
'in'+'now'+'ay'='IN NO WAY'

'or' is the link.

(Another definition for in no way that I've seen is " Not at all".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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