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Indulge in sport, very noisily, in a boat (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skiff

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'boat' is the definition.
(I know that skiff is a type of boat)

'indulge in sport very noisily' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'very noisily' could be 'ff' and 'ff' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ski' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for skiff that I've seen before include "Small rowing boat" , "Light rowing boat for one person" , "Small light boat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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