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Contestant’s appearance ignoring a rule (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rival

'contestant's' is the definition.
(rival is a kind of contestant)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for rival that I've seen before include "Adversary or foe" , "Emulate" , "Adversary, antagonist" , "Competitor; be as good as" , "Be equal to in quality" .)

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