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Gather that the boxer is slightly in the lead (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

round up

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'gather' is the definition.
(I know that round up is a more specific form of the action gather)

'the boxer is slightly in the lead' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in the lead' could be 'up' (similar in meaning) and 'up' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'round' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'that' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for round up that I've seen before include "what mathematician may do to make approximation" , "rally" , "Summary" , "Group" , "Gather together" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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