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Winner at court remains for hearing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashe

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'winner at court' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'remains for hearing' is the wordplay.
'remains' becomes 'ash' (remains of a fire).
'for hearing' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'ash' sounds like 'ASHE'.

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(Other definitions for ashe that I've seen before include "US tennis player Arthur, 1975 Wimbledon champion" , "He was good enough to win Wimbledon" , "US rallying champion" , "Former tennis star" , "tennis champ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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