Duke's Blue Devils and UNC's Tar Heels, e.g. (6)

I believe the answer is:

rivals

(Other definitions for rivals that I've seen before include "Competitors, challengers" , "Opposing contestants" , "Play by 1" , "Competitors or adversaries" , "Persons in competition with each other" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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