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Badminton competitor, say, in uniform -- abbreviated name (7)

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I believe the answer is:

eventer

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'badminton competitor' is the definition.
(a horse in the Badminton Horse Trials)

'in uniform abbreviated name' is the wordplay.
'in uniform' becomes 'even' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'abbreviated' means to remove the last letter (the word is shortened or abbreviated).
'name' becomes 'term' (both can mean a word for something).
'term' with its last letter taken away is 'ter'.
'even'+'ter'='EVENTER'

'say' is the link.

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(Other definitions for eventer that I've seen before include "Sportsman" , "Competitive horse/rider" , "Competitive rider" , "Showjumper" , "Equestrian horse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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