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Almost certainly agree the bout was rigged (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

no doubt

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'almost certainly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'agree the bout was rigged' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'agree' could be 'nod' (I've seen this before) and 'nod' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for no doubt that I've seen before include "Bound to, unquestionably" , "Surely" , "Almost certainly" , "To be sure" , "sign of agreement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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