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People in the running (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

race

I believe this is a double definition.

'people' is the first definition.
(people can mean a national group or race)

'the running' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "See 23" , "compete to come first" , "Run, dash" , "Rush" , "descent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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