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Tie (4,4)

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4,4

'tie' is the definition.
(dead heat is a kind of tie)

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(Other definitions for dead heat that I've seen before include "Race result in which two competitors finish exactly even" , "Where runners are equal first" , "so exciting a race?" , "A draw in race, competitors finish exactly even" , "Race finish with contestants exactly even - or moribund?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Independent and The Telegraph.
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