Team on pitch is rocking, wickets taken now and then? (7,4)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3374, 1A

1A — Team on pitch is rocking, wickets taken now and then? (7,4) — IPSWICH TOWN

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Team' — The definition is the first word — a side that plays football, not cricket.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'rocking,'
  • Operation
    'rocking,' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'on pitch is wickets'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'wickets' → WW
  • Assembly
    ON + PITCH + IS + WW > ONPITCHISWW = IPSWICHTOWN

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