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Coveting two points before competing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

envying

'coveting' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'two points before competing' is the wordplay.
'two points' becomes 'en'.
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'competing' becomes 'vying' ('vie' can be a synonym of 'compete').
'en'+'vying'='ENVYING'

(Other definitions for envying that I've seen before include "Coveting" , "to find green?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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