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• Pit yourself against for income, dear
• An argument against time to finish and compete
• Fight to get horse placed in disputed result
• Turn up with e.g. dog in race
• Make an effort to invest time in training slugger
• Objective after continued struggle
• Struggle to study with care
• Liberal stays out of entire conflict
• Rival's advance to embrace darling
• Favourite included in short order to enter race
• Tory minister in struggle
• English ex-boxer briefly at perimeter in neighbourhood fight
• Tackle bluff incline
• Try to win and finish losing pounds
• Be a competitive prisoner?