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It's needed to pull boxing group into peak position (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

towbar

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'it's needed to pull boxing group' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'into peak position' is the wordplay.
'into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'peak' becomes 'tor' (a tor is a rocky peak).
'position' becomes 'wba' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tor' going around 'wba' is 'TOWBAR'.

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(Other definitions for towbar that I've seen before include "Caravan etc. attachment" , "Trailer attachment" , "Caravan fixing point" , "Caravan connector" , "Bow rat (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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