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Brief result of amateur boxing scam (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laconic

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'brief' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'amateur boxing scam' is the wordplay.
'amateur' becomes 'laic' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'boxing' is an insertion indicator ('box' can mean contain, as in to put in a box).
'scam' becomes 'con' (both can mean a fraudulent scheme).
'laic' going around 'con' is 'LACONIC'.

'result of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for laconic that I've seen before include "with little expression" , "Conical (anag) - pithy" , "Saying little" , "'Curt, terse (7)'" , "Spartan" .)

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