Ready to fight, boxed by chap in shorts, say (7)
I believe the answer is:
garment
'shorts say' is the definition.
(I know that short pants is a type of pair of trousers)
'ready to fight boxed by chap' is the wordplay.
'ready to fight' becomes 'arm' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'boxed by' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'chap' becomes 'gent' (both can mean a man).
'arm' inserted into 'gent' is 'GARMENT'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for garment that I've seen before include "dress, perhaps" , "Article of dress" , "Raiment" , "Piece of clothing" , "stole, perhaps" .)