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Supporting British in competition (7)

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I believe the answer is:

bracing

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'supporting' is the definition.
(bracing is a kind of supporting)

'british in competition' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'br'.
'in competition' becomes 'acing' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'br'+'acing'='BRACING'

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(Other definitions for bracing that I've seen before include "Supporting" , "Strengthening; fresh" , "Fresh and invigorating" , "brisk" , "Imparting vitality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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