It's not a very difficult contest (8,3)

I believe the answer is:

spelling bee

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'contest' is the definition.
(spelling bee is a kind of contest)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for spelling bee that I've seen before include "competitive recitals?" , "Game" , "Letter naming competition" , "Competition involving words" , "Competition to list the letters of a word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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