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Soccer war stirred up by one not moving in field (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scarecrow

'one not moving in field' is the definition.
(a scarecrow stands in a field)

'soccer war stirred up' is the wordplay.
'stirred up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'soccer'+'war'='soccerwar'
'soccerwar' with letters rearranged gives 'SCARECROW'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scarecrow that I've seen before include "6 [FRIEND OF DOROTHY]" , "Stuffed shirt for frightening birds" , "Man of straw" , "Device for protecting crops" , "Farm field figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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