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Briefly train for a fight in Bath? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spa

'bath?' is the definition.
(Bath is a spa town)

'briefly train for a fight' is the wordplay.
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
'train for a fight' becomes 'spar' (I've seen this in another clue).
'spar' with its last letter taken off is 'SPA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for spa that I've seen before include "Watering-place" , "Bath, possibly" , "Health resort at a mineral spring" , "Healthy place" , "Cheltenham or Bath?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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