Competes (4)
I believe the answer is:
vies
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">competes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('vie' can be a synonym of 'compete')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for vies that I've seen before include "Struggles" , "Strives with, rivals" , "Competes, carries on rivalry" , "Contends" .)