Benched team player, for short Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
2. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
(verb)
1. be a substitute

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PLAYER (noun)
1. someone who takes part in an activity
2. a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

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15. Science guy Bill ___

16. Endearing term for granny

17. "___ Brockovich," 2000 film starring Julia Roberts

18. Junk ___ (where you might find odds and ends)

20. Raggedy ___, red-haired rag doll from the early 20th century, who you would prop up beside his equally famous sister doll during storytime

21. Pacino and Gore, for two

22. Heart rate count Abbr.

24. Investments for old age: Abbr.

27. Kool-___ (fruit-flavored drink)

28. That guy?

31. Chatty ___, pull-string doll from the 20th century, who you made talk over and over until she lost her voice

33. "Don't ___ party pooper!" ("Don't ruin the party!"): 2 wds.

34. Chilly reaction?

35. Actress ___ Thurman who inspired a Fall Out Boy song

36. "And so on" letters, for short

38. Bob ___ who hosted "The Joy of Painting"

39. Kind of meeting at a school: Abbr.

42. "Can you hear me? ... hear me? ... hear me?"

45. Cherub-like baby doll from the early 20th century, who you might have won as a prize at a carnival and tucked away as a keepsake

48. It may be tended?

49. Send out

50. Make sense, with “up”

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54. Japanese wrestling form with silk-clad referees called gyoji

55. Center of many revolutions?

56. "I have a lot ___ plate right now": 2 wds.

57. Nine-digit ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr.

58. Get off ___ good start: 2 wds.

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5. Makes a sketch

6. Sensible or rational

7. "The ___ from the boiling water cooks the dumplings"

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9. Citric ___ (chemical found in lemons and oranges)

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23. Hugging in a crowded place, say: Abbr.

24. Hospital section for a critical patient: Abbr.

25. Something that makes a ewe turn?

26. "Now showing ___ theater near you": 2 wds.

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28. "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" airer: Abbr.

29. Federal audit-conducting organization: Abbr.

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32. "Have you eaten ___?"

37. ___ off (flies like a plane)

38. Baseball hitter's stat: Abbr.

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40. Does the butterfly, say

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44. "No ___ in trying" ("You won't lose anything by trying")

46. Outback birds that can't fly

47. Where to see 55a rise

51. Husband-and-wife team, e.g.

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