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Agrees the competition is dishonest (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

complies

'agrees' is the definition.
(complying is a kind of agreeing)

'competition is dishonest' is the wordplay.
'competition' becomes 'comp' (I've seen this in other clues).
'is dishonest' becomes 'lies' (to lie is to be dishonest).
'comp'+'lies'='COMPLIES'

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for complies that I've seen before include "Abides by, follows rules" , "Agrees" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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