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Ian presently sick but he may be rallying (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tennis player

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'he may be rallying' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'ian presently sick' is the wordplay.
'sick' indicates an anagram.
'ian'+'presently'='ianpresently'
'ianpresently' anagrammed gives 'TENNIS-PLAYER'.

'but' is the link.

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(Another definition for tennis player that I've seen is " racketeer revealed?".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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