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Scare boxer, finally, during bout (6)

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I believe the answer is:

fright

'scare' is the definition.
('fright' can be a synonym of 'scare')

'boxer finally during bout' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bout' becomes 'fight' ('fight' can be a synonym of 'bout').
The final letter of 'boxer' is 'r'.
'r' put inside 'fight' is 'FRIGHT'.

(Other definitions for fright that I've seen before include "Panic" , "Sudden exposure to fear" , "Grotesque" , "Sudden feeling of fear" , "Start" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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