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Male boxer possibly making a comeback with different sponsor (9)

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I believe the answer is:

godmother

'sponsor' is the definition.
(I know that godmother is a type of godparent)

'male boxer possibly making a comeback with different' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'boxer possibly' becomes 'dog' (boxer is a kind of dog).
'making a comeback' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'different' becomes 'other' (similar in meaning).
'm'+'dog'='mdog'
'mdog' back-to-front is 'godm'.
'godm'+'other'='GODMOTHER'

(Other definitions for godmother that I've seen before include "sponsor" , "Stand-in for parent" , "Who's nominated" , "One in loco parentis" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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