Gets a load of contest points (5)
I believe the answer is:
views
'gets a load' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'contest points' is the wordplay.
'contest' becomes 'vie' (both can mean to rival or fight).
'points' becomes 'Ws' (two compass points).
'vie'+'ws'='VIEWS'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for views that I've seen before include "Wives (anag.)" , "Looks at; opinions" , "Aspects, panoramas" , "What pollsters seek" , "Vistas; opinions" .)