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At no time taken in by blow to belly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paunch

'belly' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'at no time taken in by blow' is the wordplay.
'at no time' becomes 'a' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'taken in by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'blow' becomes 'punch' (punch is a kind of blow).
'a' put within 'punch' is 'PAUNCH'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for paunch that I've seen before include "corporation" , "Beer belly" , "Beer-belly" , "Fat belly" , "Protuberant belly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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