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Guys covering a hundred with fish eggs for one-time tennis star (7)

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I believe the answer is:

mcenroe

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'tennis star' is the definition.
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'guys covering a hundred with fish eggs' is the wordplay.
'guys' becomes 'men'.
'covering' is an insertion indicator.
'a hundred' becomes 'C' (Roman numeral).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'fish eggs' becomes 'roe' (synonyms).
'men' going around 'c' is 'mcen'.
'mcen'+'roe'='MCENROE'

'for one-time' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for mcenroe that I've seen before include "Tennis star" , "John --, US tennis player" , "he's noted for being controversial" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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