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Sport that requires more cunning and a pony tail (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archery

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

'requires more cunning and a pony tail' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'cunning' could be 'arch' (I've seen this before) and 'arch' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'that' is the link.

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(Other definitions for archery that I've seen before include "Arrow-shooting" , "Target sport - Olympic event in from 1900-08, in 1920 and since 1972" , "Sport of the bowman" , "Toxophily" , "The sport of bowmen" .)

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