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Sport, or cheating at it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diving

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'sport' is the definition.
(I know that diving is a type of water sport)

'cheating at it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'or' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for diving that I've seen before include "Plunging into water - falling in the air" , "Throwing oneself into water" , "Going underwater" , "Plunging oneself into water" , "Plunging headlong" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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