Crossword rival? (6)

I believe the answer is:

sudoku

(Other definitions for sudoku that I've seen before include "Popular number puzzle" , "Popular logic-based puzzle" , "Japanese number puzzle" , "filling boxes" , "Numeric puzzle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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