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Decent prospect of beating the odds? (8,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fighting chance

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'decent prospect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'beating the odds?' is the wordplay.
'beating' becomes 'fighting' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'the odds?' becomes 'chance' (the chance of something happening).
'fighting'+'chance'='FIGHTING CHANCE'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fighting chance that I've seen before include "Decent prospect" , "provided by Tweedledum's rattle?" , "reasonable prospect" , "A possibility of success if great effort is made" , "Potential for success" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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