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Stick around mind adjusted for sport (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

badminton

'sport' is the definition.
(badminton is a kind of sport)

'stick around mind adjusted' is the wordplay.
'stick' becomes 'baton' (term for a stick or staff).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'adjusted' is an anagram indicator.
'mind' is an anagram of 'dmin'.
'baton' placed around 'dmin' is 'BADMINTON'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for badminton that I've seen before include "Racquet sport" , "Game with shuttlecocks" , "Game played with rackets" , "in which rackets are involved" , "court action" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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