Unequal sporting contest (8)

I believe the answer is:

mismatch

(Other definitions for mismatch that I've seen before include "Inappropriate pairing" , "Discrepancy" , "Incompatibility" , "Two objects, or people, that don't go together" , "conflict?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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