Debonair chap collapses in race (4,8)
I believe the answer is:
ebor handicap
'race' is the definition.
(annual horse race)
'debonair chap collapses' is the wordplay.
'collapses' indicates an anagram.
'debonair'+'chap'='debonairchap'
'debonairchap' with letters rearranged gives 'EBOR HANDICAP'.
'in' is the link.
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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