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The clear round I would contest (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evident

'the clear' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'round i would contest' is the wordplay.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'i would' becomes 'I'd'.
'contest' becomes 'event' (event can mean a sporting competition).
'id' put inside 'event' is 'EVIDENT'.

(Other definitions for evident that I've seen before include "Quite obvious and clear" , "Conspicuous" , "Clear to see" , "Readily apparent" , "Incontrovertible" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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