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Boring wrestling manoeuvre results in stalemate (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deadlock

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'stalemate' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'boring wrestling manoeuvre' is the wordplay.
'boring' becomes 'dead' (I've seen this in other clues).
'wrestling manoeuvre' becomes 'lock' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'dead'+'lock'='DEADLOCK'

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(Other definitions for deadlock that I've seen before include "tie" , "Intractable problem" , "Situation from which no progress can be made" , "Impasse, standoff" , "Log jam" .)

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