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Total including century after start of play, following plan (10)

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I believe the answer is:

tactically

'following plan' is the definition.
(following plans or tactics)

'total including century after start of play' is the wordplay.
'total' becomes 'tally' (synonyms).
'including' is an insertion indicator.
'century' becomes 'C' (common abbreviation).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'start of play' becomes 'act i' (Act I).
'c' after 'acti' is 'actic'.
'tally' placed around 'actic' is 'TACTICALLY'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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