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Ask to box good fighter, turning up to prevent cheating (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

invigilate

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'prevent cheating' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'ask to box good fighter turning up' is the wordplay.
'ask' becomes 'invite' (inviting is a kind of asking).
'to box' indicates putting letters inside ('box' can mean contain, as in to put in a box).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'fighter' becomes 'Ali' (boxer Muhammad Ali).
'turning up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'ali' in reverse letter order is 'ila'.
'g'+'ila'='gila'
'invite' enclosing 'gila' is 'INVIGILATE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for invigilate that I've seen is " Supervise an exam".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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