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Compete with me for an inflorescence (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raceme

'for an inflorescence' is the definition.
(raceme is a kind of inflorescence)

'compete with me' is the wordplay.
'compete' becomes 'race' (racing is a kind of competing).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'race'+'me'='RACEME'

(Other definitions for raceme that I've seen before include "Long cluster of flowers on one stem" , "Flowers evenly spaced along central stem" , "Care about me with flowers spaced along a central stem" , "Long cluster of flowers along the main stem" , "Cluster of flowers along a central stem" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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