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Rebecca lost a silly sports day contest? (8,4)

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I believe the answer is:

obstacle race

'sports day contest?' is the definition.
(a school sports day might feature an obstacle race)

'rebecca lost a silly' is the wordplay.
'silly' indicates an anagram.
'rebecca'+'lost'+'a'='rebeccalosta'
'rebeccalosta' anagrammed gives 'OBSTACLE RACE'.

(Other definitions for obstacle race that I've seen before include "Sports event - Carol, best ace (anag)" , "novelty event" , "Event with assorted hindrances" , "Contest with delaying features" , "sporting event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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