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Stick around, mind adjusted for sport (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

badminton

'for 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' is an insertion indicator.
'adjusted' is an anagram indicator.
'mind' is an anagram of 'dmin'.
'baton' placed around 'dmin' is 'BADMINTON'.

(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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