Animated pirate to stand up in support of boxer (7)

I believe the answer is:

pugwash

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'animated pirate' is the definition.
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'stand up in support of boxer' is the wordplay.
'stand up' becomes 'wash' (I've seen this before).
'in support of' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters hold others up).
'boxer' becomes 'pug' (short for pugilist - term for boxer).
'wash' after 'pug' is 'PUGWASH'.

'to' acts as a link.

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