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Competes (4)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate and the Universal.
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