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Sport in loch with mist rising round (4)

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I believe the answer is:

golf

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'sport' is the definition.
(I know that Golf is a type of ball game)

'loch with mist rising round' is the wordplay.
'loch with' becomes 'l' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'mist' becomes 'fog' (synonyms).
'rising' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in a down clue).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'fog' back-to-front is 'gof'.
'l' going into 'gof' is 'GOLF'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for golf that I've seen before include "Leonhard -, Swiss mathematician/physicist" , "Rory McIlroy's game" , "Outdoor game" , "Sport; VW car" , "See 24" .)

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