Competitor not among the favourites (8)

I believe the answer is:

outsider

(Other definitions for outsider that I've seen before include "One unlikely to win" , "Not a member of the group" , "Stranger" , "One not fancied to win" , "Unfancied competitor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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