The competition is in two trivial parts (5)

I believe the answer is:

rival

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'the competition' is the definition.
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I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for rival that I've seen before include "Someone you hope to defeat" , "Person in direct competition" , "Contestant you hope to defeat" , "Contender" , "Close competitor" .)

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