Ears got bashed in boxing for example? (7)
I believe the answer is:
storage
'boxing for example?' is the definition.
(boxes are a type of storage)
'ears got bashed' is the wordplay.
'bashed' indicates an anagram.
'ears'+'got'='earsgot'
'earsgot' anagrammed gives 'STORAGE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for storage that I've seen before include "Act of putting things away for future use" , "What repository provides; so great (anag.)" , "Longer-term laying up" , "Charge for use of warehouse" , "Depository space for goods" .)