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Suffer defeat stoically, as most boxers do? (4,2,2,3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

take it on the chin

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(Other definitions for take it on the chin that I've seen before include "face the situation stoically" , "as a boxer might?" , "Be courageous" , "But would featureless wonders > face adversity thus" , "facing razor blade?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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