I competed to secure gold, displaying teeth? (7)
I believe the answer is:
ivoried
'displaying teeth?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'i competed to secure gold' is the wordplay.
'competed' becomes 'vied' ('vie' can be a synonym of 'compete').
'to secure' indicates putting letters inside.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'vied' going around 'or' is 'voried'.
'i'+'voried'='IVORIED'
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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