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Ringer on one business south-east is looking for a fight (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bellicose

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'looking for a fight' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'ringer on one business south-east' is the wordplay.
'ringer' becomes 'bell' (a bell rings).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'business' becomes 'co' (short for company).
'south east' becomes 'SE' (abbreviation).
'bell'+'i'+'co'+'se'='BELLICOSE'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bellicose that I've seen before include "Jingoistic" , "Belligerent" , "Aggressive and willing to fight" , "Pugnacious, eager to fight" , "Combative" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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