Limbless batsman ... a bean? (4)

I believe the answer is:

lima

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'bean?' is the definition.
(lima bean is a kind of bean)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for lima that I've seen before include "Edible bean; capital city" , "Mail to Peru's capital" , "distant city" , "Send mail out to S America" , "Mail to Peru'd capital" .)

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

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