Hertz competitor Crossword Clue

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AVIS

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(noun)
1. a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HERTZ (noun)
1. the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
2. German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
COMPETITOR (noun)
1. the contestant you hope to defeat

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AVIS
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