The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RACING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result RACING
- The turf green for this British activity
- Telephone about an account – for betting?
- About to take a turn in the circuit — 21’s business
- About to go round in circle going fast
- Sport needing a hundred in syndicate
- Phone about account that’s for betting on?
- About to flip in circuit going very fast
- Moving swiftly, rook's serving well
- Cartel bringing in a bit of C4 for bombing
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The straight part
We know that "Sport" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sport = racing.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RACING mean?
RACING verb- To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- To compete against in such a race.
- To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
- The sport of competing in races.
- To demolish; to level to the ground.
- To scrape as if with a razor.