Ears got bashed in boxing? (7)
I believe the answer is:
storage
'boxing?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'ears got bashed' is the wordplay.
'bashed' indicates an anagram.
'ears'+'got'='earsgot'
'earsgot' with letters rearranged gives 'STORAGE'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for storage that I've seen before include "- Heater; - battery" , "Charge for use of warehouse" , "Charge for keeping" , "Available space for keeping things" , "Cost of keeping in a warehouse" .)