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Presumably no pointless contest! (6,5)

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I believe the answer is:

needle match

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'presumably no' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'pointless contest' is the wordplay.
'pointless' becomes 'needle' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'contest' becomes 'match' (match is a kind of contest).
'needle'+'match'='NEEDLE MATCH'

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(Other definitions for needle match that I've seen before include "local derby, perhaps" , "grudge game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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