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Champ cut in competition (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

chew up

'champ' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cut in competition' is the wordplay.
'cut' becomes 'hew' (hew can mean to chop or cut).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'competition' becomes 'cup' (I've seen this before).
'hew' inserted within 'cup' is 'CHEW UP'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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