Competed for place in gym on Open Day (6)
I believe the answer is:
played
'competed' is the definition.
(playing is a kind of competing)
'place in gym on open day' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'lay' (laying is a kind of placing).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'gym' becomes 'pe'.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'open day' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about the 'open' bit.**).
'lay' going within 'pe' is 'playe'.
'playe'+'d'='PLAYED'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for played that I've seen before include "Indulged in a recreational activity" , "Sported - or used musical instrument" , "Gamed; laid (a card)" , "Fiddled or tampered (with)" , "Had fun" .)