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"competitor" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often rival (5 letters).
Definitions
the contestant you hope to defeat
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rival”10 letters
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