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Concerning identical item used for second head-to-head (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rematch

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'concerning identical item' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'second head-to-head' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 're' (prefix meaning second in eg review, re-education).
'head-to-head' becomes 'match' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
're'+'match'='REMATCH'

'used for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rematch that I've seen before include "Another game" , "Later encounter" , "Teams' second game" , "Return fixture" , "Further engagement of the same contestants" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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