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Identical time in race? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

event

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'race?' is the definition.
(race is a kind of event)

'identical time' is the wordplay.
'identical' becomes 'even' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'even'+'t'='EVENT'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for event that I've seen before include "A notable occurrence or happening" , "Occurren" , "Anything which happens" , "Incident - final outcome" , "heat, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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