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Challenger bogus, by the sound of it? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foe

'challenger' is the definition.
(foe is a kind of challenger)

'bogus by the sound of it?' is the wordplay.
'bogus' becomes 'faux' (faux means fake).
'by the sound of it?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'faux' is a homophone of 'FOE'.

(Other definitions for foe that I've seen before include "Antagonist" , "Opposition" , "opposing side" , "Evil rival" , "Opponent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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