What does the cryptic crossword clue "Boxer, perhaps, starts to get energetic and distinctly tenacious (6)" mean?

The definition is "tenacious". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). DOG (synonym="Boxer,") + G (abbreviation="get") + E (first_letter="energetic") + D (first_letter="distinctly") = DOGGED; definition: "tenacious" The answer is DOGGED.

Boxer, perhaps, starts to get energetic and distinctly tenacious (6)

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