Real turnaround for the boxing clubs (4)
I believe the answer is:
echt
'real' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'turnaround for the boxing clubs' is the wordplay.
'turnaround for' becomes 'eh' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'boxing' means one lot of letters goes inside another ('box' can mean contain, as in to put in a box).
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'eh'+'t'='eht'
'eht' enclosing 'c' is 'ECHT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for echt that I've seen before include "Genuine (German)" , "Authentic and typical" , "True" , "Genuine (Ger.)" , "Genuine -- honest" .)