Cryptic crossword clue
Sportspeople seeing injuries including leaderless crew, flailing rowers 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word WELTERWEIGHTS

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The straight part
We know that "Sportspeople" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sportspeople = welterweights.
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 WELTERWEIGHTS mean?

WELTERWEIGHTS noun
  1. A boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
  2. A weight of 28 pounds (or 40 pounds: a heavy welterweight), sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.

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