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Scored but taken from the field (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scratched

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'scored' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'taken from the field' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scratched that I've seen before include "Pulled out of contest" , "Used one's nails and withdrew from the competition" , "Etched - withdrawn" , "Withdrew from the contest because of an itch?" , "Scraped, scored" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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