Spirited and determined outcome of court contest (4,3,3)

I believe the answer is:

game and set

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'outcome of court contest' is the definition.
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'spirited and determined' is the wordplay.
'spirited' becomes 'game' (synonyms).
'determined' becomes 'set' (synonyms).
'game'+'and'+'set'='GAME AND SET'

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