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Find boxer I’d upset (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dig up

'find' is the definition.
(dig up can mean to discover)

'boxer i'd upset' is the wordplay.
'boxer' becomes 'pug' (short for pugilist - term for boxer).
'upset' says the letters should be written backwards.
'pug'+'id'='pugid'
'pugid' reversed gives 'DIG UP'.

(Other definitions for dig up that I've seen before include "Unearth" , "Excavate - discover" , "Exhume" , "Uncover (something hidden)" , "Find" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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