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Chuck Norris wants to fight, ultimately making a comeback (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toss

'chuck' is the definition.
('toss' can be a synonym of 'chuck')

'norris wants to fight ultimately making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'ultimately' indicates one should take the final letters.
'making a comeback' is a reversal indicator.
The final letters of 'norris wants to fight' are 'ssot'.
'ssot' reversed gives 'TOSS'.

(Other definitions for toss that I've seen before include "Raise a bit of money before opening" , "Fall from horse" , "Chuck" , "Throw tt" , "have a restless night, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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