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Packing up the fight game? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boxing

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'packing up' is the definition.
'boxing' can be an answer for 'packing' (I know this). I am unsure of the 'up' bit.

'fight game?' is the wordplay.
'fight' becomes 'box' (boxing is a kind of fighting).
'game?' becomes 'ing' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'box'+'ing'='BOXING'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for boxing that I've seen before include "Fighting in a ring" , "The noble art?" , "Pugilist's sport" , "-- Day; -- glove" , "Combat sport" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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