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Where statement made, Wolves' number one is sent off: fight ensuing (7,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

witness box

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'where statement made wolves' number one' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'is sent off fight ensuing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'sent' is 'tnes' which is within the answer.
'is' is found in the answer.
'fight' could be 'box' (boxing is a kind of fighting) and 'box' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'w' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for witness box that I've seen before include "Courtroom enclosure" , "From where one testifies" , "Place for giving evidence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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