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Confirms boxer goes out after victory (9)

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I believe the answer is:

validates

'confirms' is the definition.
(validating is a kind of confirming)

'boxer goes out after victory' is the wordplay.
'boxer' becomes 'ali' (Muhammad Ali).
'goes out' becomes 'dates' (as in dating or going out with someone).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'victory' becomes 'v'.
'ali'+'dates'='alidates'
'alidates' put after 'v' is 'VALIDATES'.

(Another definition for validates that I've seen is " Certifies".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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