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Right card for contest (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

race

'for contest' is the definition.
(race is a kind of contest)

'right card' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'card' becomes 'ace' (ace is a type of playing card).
'r'+'ace'='RACE'

(Other definitions for race that I've seen before include "The ... is not to the swift (Bible)" , "Rapid current" , "See 23" , "Care about contest" , "Rush" .)

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