Evasion to conduct a competition (9)

I believe the answer is:

runaround

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'evasion' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'conduct a competition' is the wordplay.
'conduct' becomes 'run' (I've seen this in another clue).
'a competition' becomes 'around' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'run'+'around'='RUNAROUND'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for runaround that I've seen before include "deception" , "small car" .)

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

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