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Likely to prove the biggest pull in the athletics programme (3,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tug of war

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'pull in the athletics programme' is the definition.
'tug-of-war' can be an answer for 'pull' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'in the athletics programme' bit.

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for tug of war that I've seen before include "Traditional field contest" , "Sport that uses a rope" , "Game in which two teams pull on rope" , "Long, hard struggle between groups" , "Contest of strength" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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