Struggle or compete (7)
I believe the answer is:
contend
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">struggle</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that struggle can be written as contend)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">compete</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that compete can be written as contend)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for contend that I've seen before include "Maintain" , "Struggle; assert" , "fight" , "Struggle in rivalry" , "Engage in a struggle" .)