Vied (8)

I believe the answer is:

competed

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

This is the entire clue.

(Another definition for competed that I've seen is " Took part in race or competition".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and the Evening Standard.

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