In which, competitively, a raw beginner leads the winners? (5)
I believe the answer is:
races
'in which competitively a' is the definition.
Although both the answer and 'in' are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.
'raw beginner leads the winners?' is the wordplay.
'beginner' suggests taking the first letters.
'leads' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters go in front of others).
'the winners?' becomes 'aces' (I've seen this in another clue).
The initial letter of 'raw' is 'r'.
'r'+'aces'='RACES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for races that I've seen before include "Rushes" , "Competitions; ethnic groups" , "Running competitions" , "Sprint and marathon?" , "Runs" .)