Is this a Practice stroke

macquin

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In a stroke play comp Player A hits his drive into the thick rough and elects to play a provisional ball. All four players in the group search and find the first ball which is now in play.
Player B then picks up A's provisional ball on his way past it then drops in on the fairway and returns it to A by hitting it foward towards him with a club.
Has B played a practice shot or infringed any rule and if so what is the penalty. Can rule 7-2/5.5 be applied to this situation
 
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