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Two persons competed (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vied

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'competed' is the definition.
('vie' can be a synonym of 'compete')

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(Other definitions for vied that I've seen before include "Competed in dive" , "Contested in dive" , "'Competed, contended (4)'" .)

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