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Ruled out cricketer raising glasses (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

taboo

'ruled out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cricketer raising glasses' is the wordplay.
'cricketer' becomes 'bat' (batsman).
'raising' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue, letters go up).
'glasses' becomes 'OO' (OO looks like spectacles).
'bat' in reverse letter order is 'tab'.
'tab'+'oo'='TABOO'

(Other definitions for taboo that I've seen before include "Not to be touched or used, banned for religious reasons" , "Prohibited, sacred" , "Socially forbidden" , "(Irrational) prohibition" , "Not to be mentioned" .)

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