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I believe the answer is:

tournament

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'competition' is the definition.
(I know that tournament is a type of competition)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for tournament that I've seen before include "series of games" , "Series of events" , "Jousting contest" , "Jousting competition" , "Sports contest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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