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Someone counting overs, recording every run initially (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scorer

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'someone counting overs recording every run initially' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'someone counting overs recording every run initially' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'someone counting overs recording every run' is 'SCORER'.

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(Other definitions for scorer that I've seen before include "Cricket bookkeeper" , "One keeping count of points earned" , "He puts the ball in the net" , "Keeper of the tally" , "Film music arranger" .)

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