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Career in rugby's hard (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rush

'career' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'rugby's hard' is the wordplay.
'rugby's' becomes 'ru's'.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'rus'+'h'='RUSH'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rush that I've seen before include "Spate" , "'Hurry, haste (4)'" , "Perform hurriedly; marsh plant" , "Stampede - water plant" , "Drug-induced euphoria" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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