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Cause a stink, having barked about securing victory (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

break wind

'cause a stink' is the definition.
(to break wind is to fart)

'barked about securing victory' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'securing' is an insertion indicator.
'victory' becomes 'win' (I've seen this before).
'barked' is an anagram of 'breakd'.
'breakd' going around 'win' is 'BREAK-WIND'.

'having' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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