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His cattle deployed for sport (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

athletics

'sport' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'his cattle deployed' is the wordplay.
'deployed' indicates an anagram.
'his'+'cattle'='hiscattle'
'hiscattle' anagrammed gives 'ATHLETICS'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for athletics that I've seen before include "Lithe acts (anag)" , "Partly track" , "Olympic sports" , "Sports -- cheat list (anag)" , "Lithe acts performed in physical sports" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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