Heated competition? Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
2. experience as a reaction
(noun)
1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
(adjective)
1. being precisely fitting and right

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

COMPETITION (noun)
1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
2. the contestant you hope to defeat
HEATED (adjective)
1. made warm or hot (`het’ is a dialectal variant of `heated’)
2. marked by emotional heat; vehement

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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