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INSANE: All signs point to cleary edging out dce | Rare Historical Photos

Nathan Cleary looks to be Australia's preferred halfback as the World Cup enters the knockout stage. (Mike Egerton/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Mal Meninga was absent from Australia's latest training session in Manchester but the Kangaroos coach looks set to anoint Nathan Cleary as his long-term No.7.

Meninga stayed at the team hotel after feeling under the weather, but all signs point to Cleary dislodging Daly Cherry-Evans and being named as the Kangaroos' halfback for the remainder of their Rugby League World Cup campaign.

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