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Second last match gets rudimentary coverage, if that! (9)

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I believe the answer is:

semifinal

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'second last match' is the definition.
(match before a final)

'rudimentary coverage if that' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'if' is within the answer.
'rudimentary' could be 'seminal' (I've seen this before) and 'seminal' is present in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'gets' is the link.

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(Other definitions for semifinal that I've seen before include "late stage in contest" , "Tie" , "Penultimate round of a competition" , "big match" , "big game" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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