Speed contest (4)
I believe the answer is:
race
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">speed contest</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "The ... is not to the swift (Bible)" , "People; run" , "eg The Oaks" , "water" , "Run swiftly" .)