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Champion in utter darkness (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knight

'champion' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Heroic champion' mean 'knight' so perhaps 'champion' could also mean 'knight')

'utter darkness' is the wordplay.
'utter' shows a homophone (sound like) (I've seen 'uttered' mean this).
'darkness' becomes 'night' (night is a kind of darkness).
'night' is a homophone of 'KNIGHT'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for knight that I've seen before include "nobleman" , "soldier" , "board member" , "Rank below baronet" , "- - errant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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