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Note in Rule Ten wrong about competition at court (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lawn tennis

'competition at court' is the definition.
(competition on a tennis court)

'note in rule ten wrong' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'n' (abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'rule' becomes 'law' (law is a kind of rule).
'ten wrong' becomes 'tennis' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'law'+'tennis'='lawtennis'
'n' going inside 'lawtennis' is 'LAWN TENNIS'.

'about' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lawn tennis that I've seen before include "sport" , "court action results" , "Wimbledon game" , "Court game" , "Real alternative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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