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Intellectual is supporter in fight (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brainbox

'intellectual' is the definition.

'supporter in fight' is the wordplay.
'supporter' becomes 'bra' (I've seen this before).
'fight' becomes 'box' (boxing is a kind of fighting).
'bra'+'in'+'box'='BRAINBOX'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for brainbox that I've seen before include "quiz champion?" , "Skull - clever clogs" , "Einstein?" , "Mastermind" , "Clever type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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