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Chance to visit Doris following competition? (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

open day

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'chance to visit' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'doris following competition?' is the wordplay.
'doris' becomes 'Day' (actress Doris Day is an example).
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'competition?' becomes 'open' (open is a kind of competition).
'day' put after 'open' is 'OPEN DAY'.

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(Other definitions for open day that I've seen before include "often held by institution" , "When public may visit, eg, school" , "Free access time" , "Opportunity for public to visit" , "possible to look freely round now" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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