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Trained, the least sporty people (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

athletes

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'sporty people' is the definition.
'athletes' can be an answer for 'people' (athlete is a kind of person). I'm not certain of the 'sporty' bit.

'trained the least' is the wordplay.
'trained' indicates an anagram (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'the'+'least'='theleast'
'theleast' with letters rearranged gives 'ATHLETES'.

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(Other definitions for athletes that I've seen before include "sportspeople?" , "They engage in physical exercises and sports" , "Sportsmen and women" , "Sports contestants" , "Derval O'Rourke and Usain Bolt, say" .)

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