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Contest for throwing cheese plates (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steeplechase

'contest' is the definition.
(steeplechase is a kind of contest)

'throwing cheese plates' is the wordplay.
'throwing' is an anagram indicator (letters get thrown around).
'cheese'+'plates'='cheeseplates'
'cheeseplates' with letters rearranged gives 'STEEPLECHASE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for steeplechase that I've seen before include "Horse race with ditches and hedges" , "Race with obstacles to be jumped" , "run?" , "Type of horse race" , "Maybe Grand National" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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