Swim meet assignment (4)

I believe the answer is:

lane

'swim meet assignment' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for lane that I've seen before include "Quiet road" , "Narrow country road" , "way" , "Minor road" , "Narrow track or path" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, the L.A. Times Daily and the Universal.

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