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Work's been mounted, look … as sport (4)

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I believe the answer is:

polo

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'sport' is the definition.
(polo is a kind of sport)

'work's been mounted look' is the wordplay.
'work's been' becomes 'op' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'mounted' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'look' becomes 'lo'.
'op' reversed gives 'po'.
'po'+'lo'='POLO'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for polo that I've seen before include "A mint on horseback?" , "Game played on horseback wielding mallets" , "Equestrian game" , "Sweet" , "Horseback sport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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